what makes America so great?

I am a proud American but in my sermon on Sunday in my particular case I have to say it's more of a grateful thing. I am grateful that I was born, adopted, and raised in the United States of America. You see I never fought in any war, I never had to leave my family behind to go guard the borders of any part of our country, I have never been to boot camp or basic training. So I can honestly say I am truly indebted and grateful to those who have and to those who are continueing to do that.
more than 100 years ago, Alexis de Toqueville, a famous French political philosopher, visited our nation to uncover the secret of our greatness. He traveled from town to town, talking with people, asking questions, examining every facet of our society.
Returning to France, he wrote these amazing words, "I sought for America’s greatness. I found it not in her fields & forests. I found it not in her mines & factories. I found it not in her Congress & great tribunals."
"It was only when I entered her churches & heard her pulpits thundering against sin & preaching righteousness that I discovered the secret of her greatness." Then he added, "America is great because America is good. If America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great."
The soul of America is God. O beware, America, lest we lose our soul!
Proverbs 4:3 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
America, if we put our trust in education, we’ll get what education can give us. If we put our trust in money, we’ll get what money can give us. If we put our trust in government, we’ll get what government can give us. But if we put our trust in God, we’ll have everything we need, for all eternity.
It's sad that a Frenchman came to America and realized what very few Americans realize today, that so long as it is God that we trust in, America will be great. The days are here for some, and approaching for us as a society that God is pushed way back in our hearts and minds to the point that America will no longer be great, or even good, we will be just as crooked as the contries that we have grown to despise.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!