Give me freedom or give me….

…what? Our freedom is a gift from God. But my parents used to teach me that with every freedom comes a cost or respsonsibility. Colin Powell once gave a speech at the United Nations responding to criticism of US policies. He told everyone listening that America has never asked for any land or riches in return for rescuing many countries from being overtaken. “Just give us enough land where we can bury our fallen.” In this COVID-19 sheltering-in-place we often are tempted to feel like we have lost our freedom. This, too, shall pass.