To: All
This was sent to me by a friend the other day, I'm a fan of Pastor Hagee, and I thought everyone her might enjoy this.
The following passage is from a sermon by John Hagee:
I want you to close your eyes and picture in your mind the soldier at Valley Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands. He stands barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded from months of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from his family surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war. He stands though,with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He looks at us now in
anger and disgust and tells us this...
I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the Constitution and now your children graduate too illiterate to read it. I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you stay at home because it rains. I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you remain silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for business. I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it has stolen democracy from the people. It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the press. It's the soldier not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech. It's the soldier not the campus organizer who allows you to demonstrate. It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is draped with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!!!
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen."
Happy Thanksgiving to all the military Personnel on duty everywhere at this time, and a special blessing to anyone who takes a serviceman or woman into their home at this time of year, to help aleaveate the lonelyness of being away from family and loved ones at this time of year.
To: Bottom_Gun
Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us!! Happy Thanksgiving!
To: Bottom_Gun
Thanks for this post. Paster John is one my favorite.
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11/28/2002 5:02:43 PM PST by
Dubya
To: Bottom_Gun
Thank you for the passage about the Valley Forge soldier. Thanks, Bottom_Gun, for stopping by the Canteen to help honor our troops.
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