Hello ,
Chuck Swindoll writes: "I recall, as a little barefoot boy with a cowlick of snow-white hair on my forehead, standing erect in my classroom and repeating the "Pledge of Allegiance" one Thanksgiving season.
Our nation was at war and times were hard. My teacher had lost her husband on the blood washed shores of Normandy. As we later bowed our heads for prayer she wept aloud. I did too. All the class joined in. She stumbled through one of the most moving expressions of gratitude and praise that ever emerged from a soul plunged in pain.
At that time in my young life, I fell strangely in love with Thanksgiving. Lost in sympathy and a boy's pity for his teacher, I walked home very slowly that afternoon. Although only a child, I had profound feelings of gratitude for my country . . . my friends . . . my school . . . my church . . . my family."
Every one of us who lives in this great country owes a debt of gratitude to those men and women who have paid so much for us, because freedom isn't free. As we approach this 4th of July holiday, let us remember those who have offered themselves to keep us free. We are free, and they paid for that freedom. It's a wonderful parallel to the price that was paid for us on Calvary by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Love sacrifices for others.
Have a great day and God bless!
