Memorial Day: The Soldier's Prayer

For those who bear the burden of defending our freedom...

How many men and women do you know who have worn a uniform sporting the American Flag?  My father, my grandfather, my uncle, and one day perhaps myself or my children. This country was built by the soldiers of the continental army and is protected by their successors.  Whether you agree or disagree with the military or the current agenda, remember that these men and women serve not only for theirs, but for your freedom. They fight across oceans to protect us so that we can dare to have our own opinions. So, today take a moment to remember those who have served and still serve this great nation and thank them for the many freedoms they protect.

 

For those who serve and have served, I thank you for that. I wish you all protection from here at my little computer desk. It is because of you and your efforts that I can choose to write my blog and speak freely. Thank you for protecting us and taking the burden of protecting freedom into your arms.

 

These words come from Psalm 91. They were recited by the 91st Infantry Brigade in WW1. The 91st survived three of the bloodiest battles of that war and it is said they did not suffer a single casualty. May they protect you as well as you serve your country and her people. I hope they reach you with the prayers and wishes of your loved ones and that they remind all of us here at home what you have gone through and what our predecessors fought for.

 

 

Psalm 91

¹ Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
² I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”

³ Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare
    and from the deadly pestilence.
⁴ He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
⁵ You will not fear the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
⁸ You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.

⁹ If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,
¹⁰ no harm will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.
¹¹ For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;
¹² they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
¹³ You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

¹⁴ “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
    I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
¹⁵ He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.
¹⁶ With long life I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.”
 

From all those here at home, we love you, and we are praying for your safety and for your safe return.

Thank you.