 | The Road to Rediscovering America’s Identity ~ XXXIII
BORN RIGHT© - Nov 14, 2025
with Josh Allen Flowers : josh@portervillepost.com
The Miracle in the Mud
~ Let’s Not Sanitize History ~
The American Revolution wasn’t a clean war with polished speeches and Instagrammable
moments. It was a muddy, freezing, bloody struggle—fought by men who believed so fiercely in
liberty that they were willing to risk everything.
And leading them was a man who could’ve been
king.
But chose not to be.
George Washington didn’t just win battles. He won the hearts of a new nation by doing what
most powerful men refuse to do: walk away. That kind of restraint isn’t taught in modern
politics. It’s not incentivized in the age of clickbait and kingmakers.
But Washington showed the
world that real power lies in self-governance—not just of a country, but of one’s soul.
Think About This ...
In December 1783, Washington stood before the Continental Congress and
resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief. He could’ve taken control. The people loved
him. The military trusted him. Instead, he gave it back. All of it. Voluntarily. That moment didn’t
just shape America—it defined her. It shocked the world. Monarchs and emperors scratched their
heads: Who is this man who gives up power?
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Who is This Man Who Gives Up Power?
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We knew. Or at least, we used to. Washington wasn’t perfect—he was a man of his time, struggling with contradictions like we all
do. But he was also a man ahead of his time. He understood something eternal: that if a nation is
to endure, it must be rooted not in the pursuit of control, but in the humility to relinquish it.
That’s what makes Thanksgiving
Such a Perfect Reflection of Him
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While everyone today scrambles to stuff more into their lives—more fame, more power, more
outrage—Washington taught us to empty our hands and lift our eyes. His 1789 Thanksgiving
Proclamation wasn’t a shallow PR move. It was a spiritual compass, pointing a young, fragile
republic back to the Source of our blessings.
Here’s a man who had just guided us through war, served without salary, relinquished military
power, and now, leading as the first President of the United States, called the nation to stop and
give thanks—not to him, but to God.
He wrote: "It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God... to be grateful for His benefits... and humbly to implore His protection and favor."
That’s a far cry from today’s politics, where Thanksgiving gets reduced to a shopping holiday
and God gets shuffled out of the public square like an unwanted guest. We traded reverence for
relevance. Reflection for consumption. But Washington warned us—without virtue, we wouldn’t
last. And virtue begins with humility.
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Washington didn’t just give us a Constitution. He gave us a model — a living example of what restrained power looks like, of what true leadership demands.
Like Christ riding
into Jerusalem on a donkey, not a war horse, Washington rode into history with reverence, not
arrogance.
Our kids don’t hear this story anymore. They’re taught to be cynical of the Founders—to see
only their flaws, never their faith. To see America as a mistake, not a miracle.
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But Let Me Ask You This ...
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What kind of man willingly walks away from ultimate power, twice — once after victory in war, and again after two terms as President?
A man who feared God more than he loved his own name.
That’s the kind of faith this country was built on—not just the faith of creeds and hymns, but the
faith that births discipline, that tames the hunger for control, that bows the knee even when you
sit on the throne.
Washington’s farewell wasn’t just the end of a presidency. It was the beginning of a national
ethic—a civic humility we desperately need again.
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Because the truth is: if we want to save this country, we don’t need another Caesar.
We need another Washington.
And maybe, just maybe, that starts with you. And me. Ordinary citizens who still believe in duty
over ego. Faith over fame. Thanksgiving not as a trend, but a way of life.
We’re not just remembering a man. We’re remembering what’s possible when men bow to a higher Authority. Washington did. Will we?
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What you are not changing, you are choosing.
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