Hello everyone today is Tuesday, June 14th, 2011. I am finally at my halfway point to Washington, DC. Whew, this has been an incredible journey! Since the beginning of day 1 on June 1 in my hometown of Clinton, SC all the way to today. As I am sitting here in my temporary home in South Boston, VA at the Fairfield Inn, I cannot help but to think about the people that I have met along my journey. Why God choose to use me for this journey? I have no clue. Am I doing his will? God, I surely hope so!
WOW! My spirit just said to my “get away from your friends and family because I will show you the land of milk and honey.†I’m sitting here just a little perplexed. All I can think of is this; America is the home of the free and the brave and there is no other place I know of like America. If you live here in America there is nothing you cannot do or be. Ask the President of the United States, Ask Bill Gates, Ask the founder of Facebook or better yet; ask the local panhandler who stands on the corner or intersection asking for food (money).
Speaking of panhandlers, why is it when you see a panhandler and they have a sign that reads “will work for foodâ€; you offer them something to eat and they turn you down? Instead, they ask if you could just give them the money because they do not want to lose their spot. I don’t know about you but it ticks me off. I was kind enough to buy you food, that’s what the sign says, but then you turn me down? In the words of Fred Sanford, “You Big Dummy!†You see, that’s what America is all about.
We have free will. We can do what we want and go where we please. Do not make any mistake about it, we are here because when Jesus sacrificed his life for us by dying on the cross, some people beg to differ, but this is what I believe. I believe he died, took a three day trip to Hell town, kicked Satin’s ass, took back the keys, rose on the 3rd day, gave the keys to man and told him “Have dominion over the entire earth until I returnâ€.
You may be wondering what does this have to do with our military. Well, lets see, Our military is deployed all over the World. Take for instance my best friend Joseph Crawford who is in the active military. He heads some of the humanitarian efforts the U.S. provides around the World, Haiti and Japan for instance. My other best friend, his twin brother Joel. Who is, well, all I can say is this, because of him I can sleep at peace at night. In summary, America! Home of the free and brave. If we do not support our troops then who will. Robert F. Kennedy once said “Very few will have the greatness to bend history; but if each of us can work to change a small portion of the events; and in the total of all these acts will be written the history of this generation. Our work must begin now, with each and everyone making a lifetime commitment to service.”
Take the South Boston fire dept or the South Boston police department and lets not forget the people who work at department stores, fast food restaurants, city sanitation, reporters and “ALL†other professions that require service. Wait a minute!! Are we not all in a service capacity in one way or another? I believe I just received my revelation! Our troops have taken on the ultimate sacrifice! To be in a position of service where you run the risk of losing your life in order for someone else to live… this reminds me of a quote in a letter that Congressman Jim Clyburn wrote me. This is exert from his letter: Dr. Martin Luther King once said, “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve … You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. And you can be that servant.
All of our service men and women are great, both present and past. Please help me support our active troops and their families by donating to the USO. I am making my ultimate sacrifice by walking through three States. Is your freedom worth $10? If so, can you please donate to the USO? Please click on the USO logo to be directed to my USO website. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. 100% of you donation goes directly to the USO.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and donate to the USO.
Leonard Pitts
