Tuesday, 11 November 2014

Remembrance Day 2014

Lest We Forget

But you, Lord protect me

You bring me Honor;

you give me hope .Psalm 3
read by one of the Chaplains at the Remembrance Day Service
@NSVCC

and O Canada was sung

and O God Our Help In Ages Past

and God save the Queen

and there was moments of reflection

moments of encouragement /moments of saddness

"For as much as these comrades do not answer, may their names live on forevermore"

acts of remembrance

words of wisdom

"We gave today so that you could have tomorrow"

You may have your thoughts about war

that are very different from mine

you might have lost someone in the war

or only heard about it from someone else

and on this day I ask you 

did you take a moment on the 11 month on the 11th day at the 11th hour to pause....

and thank God for the freedom you enjoy?

for the risk someone else gave of himself for you?

for the freedom to remember?

Did your heart swell with emotion?

Did it bleed for other war torn countries?
Did you take a moment of silence?

Lest I forget

to remember

to pray

to instruct the next generation

to be thankful

we may have opposing views

lest we forget

O God , our help in ages past

our hope for years to come

be thou our guide while troubles last

and our eternal home.

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