Well, another Memorial Day holiday has come & gone. This year was a bit strange as we weren’t able to host our annual Jr. High Family Beach Retreat in Gulf Shores. I know many of our families spent the holiday at the beach, though. I guess some habits die hard!

As I reflected on Memorial Day, I thanked God for so many individuals who sacrificed their lives for the freedoms I enjoy and so often take for granted. I think back to a comment I once read: “Freedom is never free.” I’m thankful that there are those among us who believe in the truth that freedom is worth dying for. Surely there is something eternally signifcant about that statement. Praise God for determining that our spiritual liberty was worth dying for. As I think back to the agony & pain of Calvary, I know I am unworthy to receive such freedom. Yet, while I was still a sinner, Christ died for me. Let us always remember and commemorate those among us who have forfeited their careers, their families, even their very lives to grant us the freedoms we have as residents of this nation. But may we give ultimate honor to the One who sacrificed the spoils of heaven & communion with His Father to reconcile & redeem us. Praise you, Lord Jesus!

O Lord, we remember….
…and we give thanks.