The Happy Birthday America celebrations are ramping up. Some of us are not feeling all that festive yet. (Which surprises me—always the optimist, loving my country. So many happy memories of watermelon and home-made ice cream. Family and fireworks.) In the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision maybe we can take a cue from the apostle Paul. Maybe it's a time to be “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.”   Lord, we thank you for your good gifts of life and liberty. Thank you for men and women who risked so much to give us the gift of America…   …the men and women who pursued an “errand into the wilderness”…