Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
We have set aside this day – this weekend - to honor and remember our country and those who have fought to protect it. As you know, though, freedom doesn’t come free – or even cheap. The freedoms we have today came at quite a cost. The cost of freedom isn’t like buying a house – where you pay for it for a while and eventually it’s yours to keep. It’s more like taxes – where you continually pay for it – and are constantly reminded of it on a regular basis. Sometimes you can negotiate and get the cost down for a while, and sometimes the cost goes up – but you still have to pay it.
This weekend is about picnics and family and a day off for most of us. But it is so much more than that. It’s about those who have lost their lives fighting to protect our country. It’s about those who have come home (or not come home) broken – knowing that a broken body is much easier to fix than a broken mind.
What it’s not about is politics. It’s not about war. It’s not about who or where we have fought ... and continue to fight. Throughout history, there have been those who vigorously support war and those who have just as vigorously opposed it – and that doesn’t matter – because that isn’t what’s important. What is important is that we are here – free to express our opinions, free to disagree, free to worship God and proud to be American – and glad to have Monday off!!
What’s important is that there are many families – many sons, daughters, children, and parents that are affected by this war and all of those that we’ve fought in the past. Regardless of your opinion of the political ramifications – take some time this weekend to remember – to acknowledge and to honor – the sacrifices that have been made by those who have sacrificed their freedoms so that we may have ours, as well as the families that love them. God says to love our neighbor – whether we agree with them or not – to love them.
It’s easy – and acceptable – to hate war – to hate the situations and to hate the loss of life. It’s much different when you consider the soldier standing on the front line, scared and determined; when you think about his wife at home praying that he’ll be safe – and his children missing their daddy as their mom tries to calm their fears. Memorial Day is not about the wars – it’s about the warriors. Think what you want about war – but love the soldiers.
Over the next few days, as we celebrate with our family, take a moment to pray for those
soldiers, to pray for their families. Pray for our leaders –pray that God will guide them to make the right choices for our country and our future. Pray that God has his hand on our nation and that He guides us towards His will – and that we follow that guidance.
Have a wonderful weekend – and be safe!
We have set aside this day – this weekend - to honor and remember our country and those who have fought to protect it. As you know, though, freedom doesn’t come free – or even cheap. The freedoms we have today came at quite a cost. The cost of freedom isn’t like buying a house – where you pay for it for a while and eventually it’s yours to keep. It’s more like taxes – where you continually pay for it – and are constantly reminded of it on a regular basis. Sometimes you can negotiate and get the cost down for a while, and sometimes the cost goes up – but you still have to pay it.
This weekend is about picnics and family and a day off for most of us. But it is so much more than that. It’s about those who have lost their lives fighting to protect our country. It’s about those who have come home (or not come home) broken – knowing that a broken body is much easier to fix than a broken mind.
What it’s not about is politics. It’s not about war. It’s not about who or where we have fought ... and continue to fight. Throughout history, there have been those who vigorously support war and those who have just as vigorously opposed it – and that doesn’t matter – because that isn’t what’s important. What is important is that we are here – free to express our opinions, free to disagree, free to worship God and proud to be American – and glad to have Monday off!!
What’s important is that there are many families – many sons, daughters, children, and parents that are affected by this war and all of those that we’ve fought in the past. Regardless of your opinion of the political ramifications – take some time this weekend to remember – to acknowledge and to honor – the sacrifices that have been made by those who have sacrificed their freedoms so that we may have ours, as well as the families that love them. God says to love our neighbor – whether we agree with them or not – to love them.
It’s easy – and acceptable – to hate war – to hate the situations and to hate the loss of life. It’s much different when you consider the soldier standing on the front line, scared and determined; when you think about his wife at home praying that he’ll be safe – and his children missing their daddy as their mom tries to calm their fears. Memorial Day is not about the wars – it’s about the warriors. Think what you want about war – but love the soldiers.
Over the next few days, as we celebrate with our family, take a moment to pray for those
soldiers, to pray for their families. Pray for our leaders –pray that God will guide them to make the right choices for our country and our future. Pray that God has his hand on our nation and that He guides us towards His will – and that we follow that guidance.
Have a wonderful weekend – and be safe!
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