Remembrance and Gratitude

 

I am grateful to those who have come before me. I am grateful for those who sacrificed themselves to build and keep the civilization we have. May God continue to preserve us through his children.

Let us take time today to remember those who came before us, those who fought and died to build and preserve the civilization we grew up in, the civilization that has rights and freedoms based on the Bible, on Christian and Jewish tradition, and on Enlightenment values. Let us remember those who fought to end slavery, whether centuries ago or in recent decades.

Let us be grateful that we have our freedom because they fought unto death to preserve what they believed in: that we should have a future of freedom, freedom they were given and they passed down to us, or freedom their predecessors wrenched from tyrants with their blood. Let us be grateful to them and to God.

Psalm 6:5 “For in death there is no remembrance of thee; in Sheol who shall give thee thanks?”

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  1. Clavius Thatcher
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    Amen.

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  2. Jim McConnell Member
    Jim McConnell
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    Well said!

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  3. Arahant Member
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    Jim McConnell (View Comment):

    Well said!

    Thank you.

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