U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA and U.S. FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA
White House Photography by Pete Souza, April 18, 2011.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama mark the beginning of Passover with a Seder in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House.

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Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah."

"For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

And I heard the number of them which were sealed: [and there were] sealed an hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

Of the tribe of Juda [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad [were] sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Aser [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses [were] sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Simeon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar [were] sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Zabulon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin [were] sealed twelve thousand.

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and [about] the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen."

SOURCE: Parallel Translations Psalm. 24 and Rev. 6:17 through Rev. 7:12

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WASHINGTON, DC- Today during his third Town Hall Meeting at, Electra Therm in Reno, Nevada, a small renewable energy company the U.S. President talked about the need to continue supporting clean energy.

     To go beyond that end, President Barack Obama announced a Team to "Root out Fraud any cases of fraud or Manipulation in the Oil Markets.

      But, the United States of America does not have to look for ways to earn from fraudulent corporations. The United States federal government does not have to fleece its rich people, its  corporations, the rich or the poo. The United States of America can gain money from government-based innovations, government-based creativity and government-based investments that contribute to the global society. Such successes might help reverse the U.S. deficit and creates a much needed surplus. On the Earth Day it is important to note the value of human resourcefulness.

     Last month, according to President Obama, he asked U.S. Attorney General Holder to look into any cases of price gouging to make sure "nobody is being taken advantage of at the pump." But let's face it in a market-based economy oil price manipulation is apart of the game. Traders and speculators operate and withhold commodities to induce earnings at the optimum point of time.

     Today's announcement means the President is not being negligent in regard to inflation, but
manipulation in the oil markets is apart of capitalism.

     In the United States of America, the price of gasoline has inflated to four plus dollars per gallon. Families are, literally, raising money to survive. People in vehicles are slowing down to conserve gasoline.

     Today in a nice grocery store check-out line, I overheard two people talking about witnessing theft before their eyes at numerous locations. People are stealing what they can and can not afford. Thus the cost of living for the rest of us is sky-rocketed with the U.S. deficit.

     What is really going on in the United States o America is a deficit of moral will and ethical discipline.

     When one looks a the U.S. Congress one might come to the conclusion that congressional adults are skilled at ignoring what is actually available to spend while devising a means to access other peoples money. When one sees the U.S. leadership, one may determine that grown men and grown women in the United States of America are skilled at acknowledging the truth while simultaneously manipulating laws and developing schemes to access the assets of others. The U.S. Congress is not designed to be the money consuming microcosm that consumes its hosts.

     What is really going on in the United States of America is a deficit of ethical discipline to spend what one earns and save, without accessing the assets of others. It is a fundamental lack of financial righteousness and monetary holiness.

     We can do better as a nation. As a man and women thinks in his heart so are they. The United States of America does not have to fleece its people, be they rich or poor, it can gain money from government-based innovations, government-based creativity and government-based investments that reverse the deficit and creates a surplus.

 

U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
White House Photography by Pete Souza, April 19, 2011.

President Barack Obama meets with a group of business, law enforcement, faith, and current and former elected leaders to discuss immigration, in the State Dining Room of the White House.