No one has greater love than to give up one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I don’t call you servants any longer, because servants don’t know what their master is doing. Instead, I call you friends, because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you. You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you could go and produce fruit and so that your fruit could last. As a result, whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you. I give you these commandments so that you can love each other. (John 15:13-17 CEB)
Today is a very important day as an American, it is a somber day for many, but in that somberness there is also joy. Christ our savior knew that in order to give what He most desired to give there must be sacrifice. The old way must be severed and for that to happen he woud do the ultimate sacrifice, lay down his life for his friends.
Today in its somberness we are abundantly thankful for that have made tthe ultimate sacrifice so that we can do we do.
Think for a moment what it would be like to not have the freedom and opportunity to worship God on Sundays, without the sacrifice of the many that have served America that would null in void. Today be thankful for what you have because of the sacrifice of many. They have given us so much. If you know someone in the military, thank them, because they know that if asked they will lay down their life, and yet that doesn’t detur them from serving in the way they do.
To all that have or are currently serving I thank you and to those that have made the ultimate sarcrifice I cannot thank you enough for the love you have shown the many. You teach us what love is truly about.
Finally I thank you and praise you God for being the originator, innovator, and creator of that love.