RE: Editorial: How do we regard those outside our borders?
I wholeheartedly agree with you that what we call our own first belonged to God. He gave us all that we have to use and protect and to grow.
Although those who cross our borders illegally—meaning coming without proper permission to cross—do not intend to “take” from us. But, by the very crossing without proper authority, they are. They are taking/using our money, our housing, our food, our schools and more.
Mostly their intentions were/are for good, but collectively their intentions don’t matter, because their collective crossing does do harm to the citizens of America.
Do we as Christian citizens of America just sit back and do nothing, say nothing? Is that protecting or preserving what God gave us? I don’t think God would lead anyone of us to do anything illegal. Or to encourage anyone to do something illegal. I know there probably are Christians crossing illegally right now, but they aren’t doing this with God’s blessing.
God loves every one of them as much as he loves every one of us, even when they break laws. And now that they are here, we will do everything he leads us to do.
Pat Bowlin
San Antonio, Texas
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