American Historian, Carl Becker once wrote on the topic of faith and the frontier. His words apply to the State of California still. He wrote:
“Idealism must always prevail on the frontier, for the frontier, whether geographical or intellectual, offers little hope to those who see things as they are. To venture into the wilderness,” he says, “one must see it, not as it is, but as it will be.”
Even 160 years after we achieved Statehood, Californians still see ourselves on the frontier, or in modern terms, the cutting edge. We are still a land that has yet to realize the fullness of its potential, and we are blessed to have so many Californians who still see our State not as it is, but what it can yet be.
May it be the will of our Creator to imbue our hearts with the power to see beyond what is, and grant us the ability to find a way to create what might be. May this be God’s will. Amen
