Let Us Be Thankful…And Pray!
The Memorial Day holiday weekend is fast approaching. Many people will use the long weekend for trips to the lake, family gatherings, cook-outs and etc. It is almost the “gateway” to signify that summer is officially here and people begin the process of planning vacations, get aways and all of the laid back summer activities that we as Americans enjoy. It’s great to be an American citizen with all of it’s blessings and benefits but with those blessings comes the responsibility to remember that while we are enjoying all of our many freedoms there are many who have served, lived and died so that we could have our way of life. We are free to worship, live, move, protest, agree/disagree and live life in relative safety and freedom all because men and women served our great country. Freedom isn’t free. It costs money, time, energy, heart and many times lives. Never forget the blessings we enjoy as Americans. Never take those freedoms for granted. Stop this weekend and THANK GOD for His blessings on America. Pray for our country that we might experience a national revival and begin to be the country we need to be. Stop this weekend also and thank a veteran or a soldier for all that they have done or are doing for you and me. I’m proud to be an american! Thank God for America! She’s not totally what she needs to be but thank God she isn’t what many countries are!! Love her, pray for her and never forget those who have served us.
Pastor James