I’ve never thought much about prepositions. Like everyone else, I always use them while writing and speaking. Prepositions are the glue that strings words into sentences and forms bridges that create relationships. They are the unsung communication heroes, and their significance is not to be taken lightly.

For instance, the preposition ‘of’ relates a part of something to its whole.

Yes, I’m a voting citizen of the American Democracy, a democracy and government that is ‘of’ the people.

I dare not underrate the ‘of’ in this sentence or my importance in being a part of the whole, the people.

By is a preposition that states the means of achievement or agent of something or someone.

Yes, I’m a voting citizen of the American Democracy, a government of the people and by the people.

As a voter,’ by’ declares me as an agent of the government.

The government is run by whom?

Our form of government is by you and by me. Our democratic government, if it be so, is by us. Every citizen registered to vote has a voice and a vote.

For is one among other prepositions that frames the purpose or object of something relative to someone or something.

Yes, I’m a voting citizen of the American Democracy, a government that is of the people, by the people, and for the people.

What governance will the people vote for?

These three propositions—of, by, and for—cannot be underestimated in one of President Abraham’s quotes in his famous Gettysburg Address.

How would you address the American people in our current political climate and pending challenges?

What about the nation, the democracy, and the people?

Can our democratic nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the people, endure?

Yes, many died for the liberties that such a democracy might live and be a beacon of hope and an example from sea to shining sea.

Here’s a portion of one of the most famous speeches in American history, delivered by President Abraham Lincoln, that spoke to the nation.

President Lincoln said, “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

I often ponder about witnessing such a time as this and the American people’s strife and divisions.

Remember what Mordecai told Ester to encourage her commitment and duty to her people.

In Ester 4:14, Mordecai said, “For if thou altogether holdest thou peace at this time….

She could affect a favorable reaction from the king.

Likewise, we must declare our peace, vote, and voice.

John F Kennedy said, “The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.”

Happy Independence Day, July 4, 2024!

Vote November 2024!

Be well.