Liberty Church would like to take this Memorial Day as an opportunity to publicly honor those who have given their lives in service to their country and to offer prayers of remembrance for their families and loved ones.
We appreciate that those who sacrifice their lives for their country hold themselves to a higher standard of honor and selfless love (John 15:3). Soldiers are an example to us as believers of how we should share in each other’s troubles without self-interest but for the greater good (2 Timothy 2:3).
Katie Brown, director of our Liberty Kids ministry, has this to say:
“This Memorial Day, my prayer is that we never become desensitized to the beauty of sacrifice. It is so easy to become jaded because of politics, the sadness of war, the evil in the world. But true sacrifice—to serve out of love, to be willing to give up your life in the defense of others—is honorable and worthy of our recognition, respect, and unending gratitude always. I am so thankful and in awe of every soldier, and especially every American soldier, who has died to protect their homes and families, their country, their brothers and sisters in arms, and the greater principles of liberty and justice. And I am thankful to their families and friends who live every day without them; who have also sacrificed.”
