Greetings Dear Reader,
When we ponder
those we remember on Memorial Day, we must consider what motivated them to give
their last full measure for our country.
In the many wars of the last century the thousands who died all had a
single purpose. They died to protect our
freedom.
I envision their
completion of that duty as an act of faith.
They gave their lives believing that their country was worth the effort
because of freedom and American ideals.
They were not perfect and neither was our nation. Rather, it is the notion that we would improve
on the values for which they died. They
fought evil in the world to promote a society that offered liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.
I am not here to
stand in judgment of anyone. I am here
to ask if I honor their sacrifice. I am
wondering if I am keeping the faith they placed in me when they traded their
lives for my freedom. It is my inherited
obligation whether I wish it or not. I
grew up surrounded by the freedoms they purchased with their blood. I live as a free man because of their life
and death.
If I dare call
myself a follower of Christ then I must also stand for the faith that is placed
in me by those who left our shores and died without finding home again. If I hope to keep my faith in Christ, I must
honor the sacrifice of those who bought my freedom. This does not mean that I sing the song of
America right or wrong. It is that I
hold her to a higher standard. I must
honor the faith that Christ demands of her.
We have been given much so much is expected of us. We have been overly blessed; we must be a blessing. The tired poor are my responsibility. The stranger must not go hungry. Those yearning to breathe free are entitled
to my air.
If I hope to keep
faith with Christ, I must keep faith with those who died to provide me the freedoms
I enjoy. I must live out his love and compassion
for all who I encounter. I must use my
freedom to extend freedom to others. I
must keep my faith to keep theirs. I
must love the soldier, the civilian, and the enemy even if my own nation turns
on me for it. I must keep the faith,
Dear Reader even if that requires my own life.
It is the only way to honor theirs.
Wishing you joy in
the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus
said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of
Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner. He liberally hands out new
and old things from his great treasure store.”
(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Every human story is part of the great story
that leads to the Father getting everything back to Good.
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Thorn:
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