"A Day of Mourning Defended"

Some criticize President Trump's declaring that today is a National Day of Mourning for President "Bush 41."  I am not one of those.

Yes, the Day of Mourning comes in the midst of the Holiday Season, and many want to PARTY PARTY PARTY without interruption, but what does God's Word say about all of this? I refer to Ecclesiastes 7:4...


                             "It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart."


Verse 3 adds in that "Sorrow is better than laughter" and verse 4 says that "The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning." God does NOT have a problem with us interrupting the Christmas Season to have A Day of Mourning today...after all, He caused "Bush 41" to die when he did and turned Trump's heart to make the declaration he made (if we really believe what the Bible says regarding nothing happening without Him allowing it, that is!)  So if the Lord of Heaven and earth allowed these Providential circumstances, why should we grumble?


On the other hand, Scripture nowhere says we are even to REMEMBER Jesus's birthday (though it tells us to remember His DEATH till He comes)...in fact, the Bible never even explicitly tells us when Jesus's birthday WAS, so how can we remember it (Lol)?? Now, I am not saying that it's wrong to celebrate Christmas, by the way....only that no one should get on Trump's case for A Day of Mourning regarding a worthy, fallen President who passed away in the Christmas Season.  There are far BETTER things to criticize him for, but this (in my opinion) is a decision that is a great one.  And the Bible nowhere says we SHOULDN'T celebrate Christmas, EITHER so let everyone be fully persuaded in his own mind and live before God.

But if we can't stand a one day "intermission" from The Christmas Season, there's something wrong with US, not with the President who called for it, is my point.


In closing, I only wish President Trump would call for a national Day of Mourning regarding America's SINS, but that's a Chetitorial for another time, Lord Willing!