HAVE WE LOST TRUST OF EACH OTHER?

We learned of the death of Senator John McCain just before Labor Day.  We watched his funeral.

 We saw the Senator's family. We heard about his sense of humor, his capacity to understand his own failings  and the strength he showed in adversity.  We wondered have we as a people lost a sense of honesty and trust which had been so much a part of what we remembered of him?

We live in a time of great change.  Drastic changes happen to our planet each day. We are told there is no climate change!  Guns are used to kill innocent people!  We buy more guns and do little to vote for candidates who will enforce Federal gun laws.

We were told to do away with health plans because of misleading information by insurance and political interests!  Senator McCain voted with a simple "thumbs down" to stop the rhetoric.

We are told about injustices suffered by people who are different!  We know this violates the meaning of equal and fair justice for people yet we discourage advocates for these very same ideals.

We are told some religions are better than others! Then we watched  Senator McCain's family walk past the Vietnam Memorial Wall inscribed with the names of people of all faiths and cultures.

We watched the people lining the streets of Washington, DC,  and those who stopped to watch the funeral pass by.  We listened to "Oh Danny Boy" and "Amazing Grace." We saw an untapped strength of character and trust in people that we may not have seen before.

After watching the funeral of Senator  McCain I  know we will survive the changes we need to make! We will do so with a  renewed  sense of respect for this country's Laws and with the strength  of trust we have for each other.