Today’s Thought “Celebrating Independence?” G. Ward John 16:33 “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Whereas simple public gatherings have been an American actuality, it’s now become another weigh-in for opponents unknown and while many confidently assert we must not allow the potential volatility found in criminal agents so covertly destructive that deters our assemblies in leisure, along with celebratory events (common to man), we must “watch and pray” (*1 Pe.5:8).