Remembering...

Memorial Day is upon us and many of us will spend time with family and friends over a hot grill next to a swimming pool. Whatever your plans, I hope you will take the time to pause and remember the lives given to make your party possible. Have you ever thought about what the world would be like had Hitler or Japan won WW II? Have you considered how different life might be had communism not been fought in far off places like Korea and Vietnam? We owe much to those who defended liberty by the giving of their lives on far away battlefields.

Our life has been forever changed by the sacrifice of those who laid down their lives for our freedom. One such person who willingly laid down His life for us was Jesus Christ. While the American soldier died to provide us certain rights and political freedoms Jesus died to free us from sin and offer us the opportunity to receive eternal life. Today is a day of remembrance as we consider the sacrifice of those who have made our lives better. I hope you will take a moment to give thanks for the soldiers and the SON who died to make your life blessed!

James