CELEBRATE AMERICA I take this opportunity to wish each of you a Merry Christmas and a great New Year. Please continue your confidence in this great nation and support its’ dreams. America has no equals in providing all its citizens with a vision that is centered upon a better life for all. Elections come and go but this great nation built on the aspirations of its founders will continue to endure. The Constitution and Bill of Rights herald to all our citizens the liberties that we enjoy and often take for granted. These individual freedoms will continue to be an outgrowth of our vigilance and protective oversight. We are all indebted to our military and the soldiers who have sacrificed to gain for us freedom’s gifts and liberties. When you gather at the table this holiday season do not fail to give thanks for the role of divine providence in protecting and prospering this great nation. Let’s reaffirm with Lincoln that this country shall not perish from the earth and its appointed destiny. May God bless each of you and the United States of America. Dr. Alan G. Phillips, Sr. POSTED NY TIMES 12/21/12