I wonder/lament about the future of the country (and much of the world). 100 years ago people could flee the corruption and sinful worldly compromises that surrounded them by picking up and "going west." While pietism and monasticism are not the right response to sins of the surrounding culture, I wonder how long until (or if) God will send His angels to wisk his struggling faithful away from cities and nations condemned for temporal destruction.
"...they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them!" ~ Isaiah 3:9

I pray God's continued blessing and beg his protection for the faithful against all these temptations and trials. And I pray God to send His Spirit to convict the heart of each person (including me) of our sins and draw us to repentance, through His grace for us through Jesus Christ.