Religious freedom

Today is my first day back to work following a week (and a day)-long vacation. I so appreciate my staycations as a time to de-stress, catch up on my neverending to-do list, spend time with friends and family, and of course, the opportunity to sleep in. I didn't get everything accomplished that I wanted to, but I guess I knew that going in. (Honestly, I was hoping this would naturally segue into the topic, but it's not happening, so abrupt change...)

     I am so thankful to live in this time and place in history. During these holidays where we actually stop and think about how we got here and the sacrifices that so many people made along the way, on our behalf, I think about our brothers and sisters who can't openly share their faith, those who are imprisoned and even killed because they profess their love for Jesus Christ, our Saviour. How blessed are we to be able to worship openly, to have Bibles in our language? 

     Religious freedom is something that we maybe take for granted, but it was one of the main reasons our ancestors came to this country. Now, I fear, people are throwing all of that away by leaving the church. From rotw.com:

60,000 churches or 20% of all churches in America, could close within the next 18 months. The COVID-19 pandemic will bring a fundamental change in the way Americans attend church. | Revival Outside the Walls Ministry

     Please add this to your prayers, that the Church will come together, that there will be a revival in this country, and that we will not throw away our freedom to worship the one and only true living God.

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

Isaiah 61:1 ESV

You may also like:

- "Respect and Honor" from November 13, 2018

- "Memorial Day 2019" from May 26, 2019

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Please join me this week in praying for the brave men and women who serve and have served in the military. Pray for them, their families. Pray for a day when there will be no more battles.

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Memorial Day 2021

 

Happy Memorial Day! Take some time to remember those who sacrificed everything for our freedom. We owe so much to so many.  Words cannot express my gratitude.

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Please join me this week in praying for the brave men and women who serve and have served in the military. Pray for them, their families. Pray for a day when there will be no more battles.

I'll post daily reminders on:

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God is my rock

He said:

“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;

    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,

    my shield and the horn of my salvation.

He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—

    from violent people you save me.

“I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

    and have been saved from my enemies.

2 Samuel 22:2-4 NIV

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Please join me this week in praying for the men and women of our military branches, and their families. Pray that those who are currently serving feel the love and strength of God the Father.
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Be strong

 Have I not commanded you? 

Be strong and courageous. 

Do not be afraid; 

do not be discouraged, 

for the Lord your God 

will be with you wherever you go.”

Joshua 1:9

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Please join me this week in praying for the men and women of our military branches, and their families. Pray that those who are currently serving feel the love and strength of God the Father.
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The God of Comfort

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 

who comforts us in all our troubles, 

so that we can comfort those in any trouble 

with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 

For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, 

so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:3-5 NIV

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Please join me this week in praying for the men and women of our military branches, and their families. Pray that those who have lost loved ones receive comfort.
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Suffering loss

For those who have lost loved ones to war, pray for comfort and healing. Remember that...

He heals the brokenhearted

    and binds up their wounds.

Psalm 147:3

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Please join me this week in praying for the men and women of our military branches, and their families. Pray that those who have lost loved ones receive comfort.
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Thank a soldier

Memorial Day should be a reminder to us to take every opportunity throughout the year
to thank a Veteran or someone currently serving.

Who do you want to thank?

The name of the righteous is used in blessings,

    but the name of the wicked will rot.

Proverbs 10:7 NIV

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Serve with humility

I only know one soldier well enough to understand his drive and ambition, but I've spoken to other soldiers enough to know that my friend's outlook on his duties and purpose are exactly like theirs. They do whatever is required of them. They take their responsibilities very seriously and their work ethic is impeccable. Just think where we'd be without our military. I'm in complete awe of them and wish I could be as giving and serving. Whenever my husband saw a veteran at a restaurant, he would discreetly pay for their meal as an act of gratitude. Thank a soldier today.

 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. 

Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 

not looking to your own interests but 

each of you to the interests of the others.

Philippians 2:3-4 NIV

     You don't need to be in the military to do this. In everything we do, we should do for others as servants of Christ. They will see us as Christians and our acts will glorify God.

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Memorial Day 2019

It's a very special person who decides to join the military. Someone full of love and pride for their country; someone who wants to protect the rights and freedoms of complete strangers, unselfishly sacrificing their safety and sometimes their life.

Photo taken along S. Dixie Drive Vandalia, OH

     This Memorial Day, remember to honor those who serve and have served. Thank them for their service. Let them know that we as civilians are grateful and that we remember them in our prayers.

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

John 15:13

Please join me this week in praying for the men and women of our military branches, and their families.
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