“All great things are simple and many can be expressed in single words; Freedon, Justice, Honor, Duty, Mercy, Hope.” Spoken by Winston Churchill.

If you don’t know who he is, he was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, eight years after the conclusion of the war. From The Blitz to the Battle of Britain to D-Day to Victory, V.E. Day and then he promptly lost the next national election, turned out by an ungrateful nation. A marvelous, brilliant man and leader. A man for his times. Exactly what was needed, where and when.

If anyone knew pressure, it was Churchill. His county had a knife at it’s throat for years before the United States entered the war and it was Churchill that kept the nation determined to carry on. He also famously said, “Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never give up.” That’s eloquence!

Oh how we long for a Churchill today. Maybe it will be Trump. After all, at the time, Winston Churchill was just another Prime Minister. We can only pray that President Trump rises to the occasion. When we need to be steadfast and brave. When we must hold our positions in the dark and wait for dawn. We are Duty bound, we must have Hope and show Mercy along the way. These are difficult days but we have come through the dark days of the past. Churchill was living proof. We will emerge, stronger and smarter and more prepared. Keep these three single words in your head, Duty, Mercy and Hope.

God bless you and your family.