day no. 17,094: local loyalty and the grace of nations

“Local loyalty follows on the universal brotherhood of all men. The Catholic says, ‘Of course we must love all men; but what do all men love? They love their lands, their lawful boundaries, the memories of their fathers. That is the justification of being national, that it is normal.’” — G.K. Chesterton, The Catholic Church and Conversion

It is a good land that is full of sons who honor their fathers and mothers just like they honored their own. That land is blessed beyond measure. It will go on as it goes with the grain of grace.

Acts 17:26

He hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation.

God has given every man his time and his place. Everyone is born for such a time and such a place as the one they were born. Those who say, "Thank You," will inherit the whole shebang. They get to keep their father's land as they keep their Father's commands.

"For it is a wild folly to suppose that nations will love each other because they are alike. They will never really do that unless they are really alike; and then they will not be nations. Nations can love each other as men and women love each other, not because they are alike but because they are different." — G.K. Chesterton, What I Saw In America

Because Christ is King, every nation has Christ in common. They may not share much else in common, but that, alone, is enough to bind them together more than any common language or customs. The blood of Jesus is a better bonding agent than any shared experience, skin color, or sports team. In Christ, the hostilities are ended and the divine diversities are finally, truly celebrated.

Revelation 7:9

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.

The nations are nourished by generations. One thing all men have in common is how much they love their own homes. In that spirit, Christendom will conquer the world. Every man will honor his own father and mother because he loves his home and his heritage. In so doing, he brings great glory and honor to his Heavenly Father above from whom all good and perfect gifts come down.

In the end, the brotherhood of all men will be based on each one honoring his own father and mother to the glory of God our Father.