The greatest love a person can have for his friends is to give his life for them. John Chapter 15 Verse 13
Every Remembrance Day this very scripture comes to my mind and heart as I share in a time of remembering.
Friends, as we pause today to remember those who have fallen over the years, our hearts are filled with gratitude. We know that many gave their lives to give our country the freedoms we enjoy to this day. We give thanks for all who have served and continue to serve. We do not take it for granted, nor do we take it lightly. My prayer is that one day this world would see the peace that our Heavenly Father intended.
This year Remembrance Day will be celebrated and honoured in a much different way from what we as Canadians are used to. As we share virtually we will be keeping each other safe. Our hearts will hold the same gratitude, love, honour and respect for the many servicemen and women who have served and continue to serve Canada today. Although the parades and gatherings at our Cenotaphs are scaled back this year, we can still honour our fallen soldiers and all those who have died in the line of duty and all who have been wounded changing how they move forward in life. We can lift a prayer, call a veteran, lay flowers on a grave, and sing Oh Canada as we stand, at attention, in our own living room or kitchen. Perhaps hold your poppy in your hand at 11 AM and recall anyone and everyone you knew personally who served and continues to serve. Let’s remember all who fought and died, all who returned home forever changed, and all who wear the uniform of service today.
Let us remember, lest we forget. May we all stand together, even at a distance, and observe a one minute silence. Let us picture in our minds the crosses, row on row, and bow our heads in prayer.
Heavenly Father, we thank you for the many men and women who gave up their lives for our freedom. We ask that we remember every day the cost of our freedom. We also thank you for your son Jesus, who gave up His life, for our freedom from the condemnation of our sin, that we may spend eternity with You. Thank You for the opportunity to accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour, because He laid down His life for us, taking our sin to the cross and paying a debt we owed. We stand humbly before You today as we remember, with grateful hearts.
Amen.
However you spend Remembrance Day please do so with grateful hearts, and be proud of all the Canadians who make Canada a wonderful country to live in.
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