Ashamed, never!  Take a righteous stance for what you believe and do not waver.  The objective is not personal achievement, emotional stimulation or crossed finish lines, but the persistence of undaunted faith.  Trends wither just flowers on a spring vine to Summer’s relentless ardor.  Attentions fade leaving a deeper yearning for love, their true master.  Ambitions falter when tested with loss of face or feast.  Belief in something true, an idea worth last breath, last dime or last effort to behold, defend or maintain.  That is the life of just pursuit, the treasure worth seeking the hope worth heraldry.  Christians serve an idea so robust that it transcends, confounds or worse blinds those who challenge its awesome logic and clarity.

I stand for the Kingdom, the honor and the glory of the coming Christ our King.  When I say our King I mean of everyone.  Not for those who have accepted Him and live His will, but for all who will realize on that faithful day, that He has always been King of All.  I resist mockery, deception and the wisdom or foolishness of men wishing to separate the innocent from their heritage.  I stand a free man who has pledged his life voluntarily in slavery to righteousness for all to see, ignore or support.  Our Jesus, His yoke is not heavy, He places no mighty burden upon the backs of pauper subjects.  He leads us through tribulation, darkness and despair and delivers on His promises of forgiveness, grace and immeasurable love.  He is my King.  This is my stand, my fight, my commitment, to serve the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob for all the days of this life and the next.  Till Glory brings me home, Jesus is my Lord.  Praise You Father.  Amen.