To Our Military

To our military:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!

Presidents come and go.
Congressmen come and go (yes, they sometimes linger too long).
Governors come and go.
Mayors come and go.

Elected officials should be chosen on their merit and their patriotism--as voters must keep in mind in this election year...
...But the military serve because they are brave and they love freedom.

They are young men who place themselves between the nation and its foes. May they ever be the recipients of our utmost honor and praise.

Again, with hearts overflowing with gratitude we say,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!

National Memorial Day Concert (PBS) added a new video: 2015 Salute to the Services.

Words to Ponder

"You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is not yet." Matthew  24:6

 Quotes of Presidents

 From his Memorial Day speech, 1923

"There can be no peace with the forces of evil. Peace comes only through the establishment of the supremacy of the forces of good."  Calvin Coolege

"How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?"  Penn Jillette, atheist comedian  

Possessions of the Kingdom

Possessions of the Kingdom

From: Today God Is First by Os Hillman

"But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions." Genesis 15:14

Whenever God brings you through a time of great adversity, you can expect to come out of that experience with great possessions, if you have been faithful through the trial. This is a universal truth. Wisdom comes from obedience, not knowledge.

When we have been tested and proven, the reality of our faith results in possessions from God that we would never receive if we had not gone through those trials.

These are precious in His sight and should be valued greatly. Those who know you will be amazed at the wisdom that comes from your mouth. It is one of those mysteries of the gospel that only those who experience incredible testing and hardship can explain.

God kept the people of Israel enslaved 400 years, but when the time came to free them from the bondage of slavery, they came out with great possessions. These physical possessions symbolize the spiritual possessions we receive when we come out of being enslaved to those things that have hindered us all our lives. These possessions are to be shared with others so that they also can know how they might become free.

What has God freed you from that allows you to share your possessions with others? Share what God has done in your life with someone today. It may be the possession they need to hear most in their life at this juncture in time.

In Flanders fields

A famous Memorial Day poem:
"In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

May 29, 1917--May 29, 2016

Today, May 29, 2016, is John Fitzgerald Kennedy's 99th birthday.

Kennedy was not only America's youngest president, he was also a war hero. When his PT BOAT 109 was sunk during WW II, he rescued the injured members of his crew who could not save themselves.

"The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were." John F. Kennedy

The Warrior Is a Child

This is dedicated to all our warriors, our brave soldiers young and old, active military and retired, alive and dead...may you always know to WHOM you may run when you are weary and afraid.

The Warrior Is a Child by Twila Paris - YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkQhGSBXsHI

 

The Warrior Is a Child by Twila Paris

Diocese of St. Benedict Old Catholic Missionaries http://www.oldcatholic.us We exist to serve the poor.

He Is No Fool

1. He Is No Fool - YouTube

   www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlrfwIIOXf8