On this solemn day of remembrance, may we be thankful to and be in prayer for all those who have served their country ... In honor and memory of those who have given "the last full measure of devotion" [Abraham Lincoln] that others might be free, I remind us all of the following words, penned by Katherine Lee Bates in 1904:
O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life!
America! America! May God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness, and every gain divine.
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Honoring our Veterans
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
~ Douglas MacArthur
On this day during which we honor our veterans ... those who have served or are still serving in our armed forces ... on this day, even as we say, "Thank you"... may we pray for peace in our world between all countries, all peoples and all faiths ... and then after praying, may we begin, even if it is only in a small way, to find ways to help bring that peace about.
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