Devot. Memorial Day

 HI Folks,

I hope you had a very blessed day with family and friends!!  

As we close out this Memorial Day, please remember to say a prayer for military families-those who have loved ones serving,  and those who have lost loved ones in the line of duty.

I remember reading an article by a military mom a few years ago.  She said that while most families use this day for picnics, barbecues and fireworks, this is a day for military families to mourn, to remember those they have loved and lost. 

I saw a Facebook post over the weekend with a quote similar to what I said above, that Memorial Day is not about picnics and fireworks, but the essence is remembering those who have lost their lives in order that we might be free. With the quote it had pictures of men and women, standing, kneeling and on the ground in a fetal position by grave markers as they cried over the loss of a military loved one.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.”

It was a poignant reminder for me..... May we remember and pass that reminder onto the young ones in our lives....

So please join me in lifting up a prayer for these special families this week, as I'm sure today and this week will not be easy for them....

Below is a Memorial Day devot. and a song for you...

I pray you have a blessed day and week!

Scriptures for Your Memorial Day:

https://www.dayspring.com/articles/a-memorial-day-weekend-scripture?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEBNANN20210530ScripturesforYourMemorialDayWeekendArticles&utm_term=DaySpring%20Newsletter%20%2B%20Daily%20Devotion%20List. 

(Used by permission.  Taken from https://www.dayspring.com/)

A Song with a Good Patriotic Reminder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD-aXtcUEOs