Saturday, August 29, 2009

Harper's New Patriotism

Andrew Coyne has written a great article on how the Harper Conservatives are regaining our patriotism and rebranding it's self "the Canada Party."

That's what, as far as Coyne's assessment goes, the trip to the North was about. An overall good read.

The Prime Minister, God and Politics

Others have commented on various aspects of today's Globe and Mail column about PM Harper. I will comment on a particular part that grabbed my attention.

The column talks about an interview the PM had given to a Quebec magazine. It reveals a human side of him that most of the MSM and the opposition try to distort.

The one thing that really got my attention was a quote from PM Harper and that was this.

“To be honest with you, I am a lot more concerned by God's verdict regarding my life than the one of historians,” the Prime Minister said with a laugh, according to the article.

It caught my eye because no. 1, he is a born again Evangelical Christian.
No. 2 obviously he because he's a Christian, God is an important part of his life. Since God is such an important part of his life, his decisions, his words, his actions, his must conduct his life according to the will of God. He knows that someday he like all of us must answer for what we have done with our lives.

He obviously cares not what people think of him so much but ultimately what God thinks.

I especially picked up on that because I too am a Christian and God is an important part of my life as well.

It to, is clear that his faith has an influence in the way he conducts his politics. You can tell. I'm sure he must seek the wisdom of God when he has to make the tough decisions. Like recently, our economy. Clearly you can see we are so much better off than many other countries in the world. God's hand has to be in it. God I believe, has been guiding this PM through out this whole economic meltdown.

So no matter what the MSM, the oppostition or anyone for that matter thinks of him, God will be will the ultimate judge.

That my friends is THE most important thing. If you at the end of the day have done what is right in the eyes of God, it doesn't matter a hill of beans how others judge you, it's temporal. How God judges you, that is eternal!

I for one am proud of this Prime Minister and for what he stands for. I want nothing else but all of God's blessings upon him and his beautiful family.