My Meandering Thoughts
• May. 28, 2007 - Memorial Day!
I just wanted to spend a little of my time today thinking about today and what it is set aside for. To me memorial day is so much more than just remembering the fallen comrades of our military. The remembering on memorial day goes way back thousands of years ago to when our savior still walked this earth.
Not to put the importance of what our solders did for us aside, but think of how heroic what Christ did for us on the cross really is-
We have a guy from our church that joined the army this past summer, he came home this weekend and he will be deployed in Dec. Somehow it really changes your view and your feelings when it gets to a personal level. He went up in front of church yesterday and the elders and Pastor laid hands on him and prayed for him, I just got the chills seeing him in his uniform all stiff and totally not like himself at all.
Just think, he will be going to Iraq in Dec, and not to state the obvious, but he could never come home.
Christ left for this world from Heaven for the purpose of protecting and saving us. He knew in advance that he would be ignored and mocked and scorned and beat and spit upon and ultimately killed because of His battle cry, and yet the will of the Father was his first and only priority. He went willingly to the cross so that we could live freely in His spirit, separated forever from the snares and evils of the devil.
When I think of the men and women, young and old, that died for our freedom it reminds me of a greater sacrifice, far greater, that was given those many years ago. Our eternal life was bought with a price so precious that I can't even comprehend it.
Many thoughts to thing about, this is my heart tonight.
"For You have given your life for me, what can I do but give mine back to you."
- Anonymous
Rachel
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• May. 28, 2007 - Hello
But lo and behold there you are! on the homepage with a post! lol
Hope you are doing well!
Love,
Jocelyn