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GrandmaC,
What a great idea. Bless you. And thank you for giving me this opportunity to give a shout out to our brave fighting men. I give money and goods to various groups who are helping our troops, but I don’t actually get to “speak” to them. Words sometimes seem so inadequate to express the debt of gratitude that we owe these incredible people, but I will try.
Guys, it is truly an honor to address you directly. We, as a country, are so blessed to have young men like you who are willing to stand up for our nation in these perilous times.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank all of you for standing in the breach, for loving your country so much that you are willing to put your own comfort aside to protect her, much like a loving husband does for his bride.
Every day, I thank God for sending us extraordinary men like you. We have heard much of the Greatest Generation, of the GIs who bravely saved the world from the horrors of fascism during WWII. These were the men of my parents’ generation. It brings me to tears of gratitude when I consider how much you troops of today, men of my children’s and my grandchildren’s generation, walk in the shoes of those noble warriors. Your spirit truly represents the best of your generation, a shining example to all of the world of how free men are willing to take up the burden of protecting liberty from the attacks of barbarians.
God bless you. May our Blessed Lord walk with you every day. I pray that our Savior brings comfort to your loved ones who wait for you at home.
Hey guys! Thank you SO MUCH for what you are doing and sacrificing to do it! You each are an example of honor and commitment that is so lacking in the world. I am so DAMN proud of you guys, you make me PROUD to say, “Yea, those guys are on MY team!” You are what it’s all about. Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU! God bless you and STAY SAFE!
Danae In Oregon
Our sincere gratitude and our undying devotion to you all. For without you we would not be free.
Please know that you are all in our prayers and we await your safe return.
mrs and family
My thoughts and prayers are for your nephew and his buddies. It sounds like you and adjusting to having a teenager around again will also bring some trials! (But well worth it!!). I hope your nephews’s trials are limited to no showers, sand everywhere, and being away from his loved ones. And that yours are on the minor side as well (staying out past curfew once or twice and messy bedrooms!).
The following was originally printed in a daily devotional that my Mom gave to my Dad as he was sent off on a ship to the Pacific in WW II. The book is called “Strength for Service to God and Country”. This devotional was for SEPTEMBER 11!
CHOSEN TO SUFFER
“They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.” (Acts 5:41).
All of us are called upon to suffer in one way or another. Much of our suffering goes to waste because it is not geared up with an all-compelling purpose. A great cause, such as liberty, chooses men who are big enough to suffer, men who “can take it.” It chooses men who have the stuff in them to endure hardships; who can laugh at privations; who are willing to give up privileges, comforts, and ease. It chooses men like the apostles who, after being treated in a most shameful way and cruelly flogged, came from that experience rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer for the name of Christ.
Great causes have a way of choosing men who are worthy to suffer. And it is through men that suffer that great causes come to victory. The highest blessings that we enjoy today came in this way. Christ on the cross, Washington at Valley Forge, Lincoln baited by newspapers and even by his cabinet members, and a few among many who were chosen to suffer for great purposes and were found worthy – bringing victory to the cause that chose them.
In these days, the great cause of liberty is again choosing men to suffer for its sake. Shall we who are chosen be found worthy?
Prayer:
Our Father, we are being called upon to suffer for the sake of all men everywhere. The great cause of liberty, with all that it means, is calling for men who are worthy. Wilt Thou make us worthy in every way. Keep the high purpose of freedom upper-most in our hearts, and cleanse us from all selfishness. Dedicate us anew to the high cause of world brotherhood, and give us the victory of an enduring peace. And so shall our suffering be not in vain. In the Spirit of Christ we pray. Amen
May God bless our wonderful troops and their families. Thank you.