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Is our country forgetting what is important? on May 30, 2022 From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Q: America celebrates Memorial Day by taking a day off, but it seems that we forget why we designate this day of remembrance. Is our country in danger of “forgetting” what is important? – R.A. A: We are always chasing after what the world says is better. Before we know it, we have exchanged faith in God for following the gods of this world. This is the repetitive history of the human race. The Los Angeles Times carried an ad that read: “Spend Now — Pay Later!” A thought-provoking quotation appeared in the paper around the time of America’s 200th birthday and has been reprinted several times since then: “The world’s great civilizations averaged a cycle of 200 years. Those societies progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from great courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependency; from dependency back again into bondage.”