05.31.10: Light for the Day - "Memorial Day" (Viet) (<<) (>>) (PRINT) http://LFTD.ORG (VN) (C1) (C2) (Kr) (Sp) (Fr) (Itt) (De) (Ru) (Ar) ("How To Receive Christ") + Bible NT Books Summary Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down his life for his friends. -- John 10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. -- John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 
A Prayer for Soldiers Gracious God, we pray for our soldiers. Let Your grace be a protective shield, guarding them from harm and keeping them close to Your love and compassion. May we always remember that they are the ones who face the horrors and dangers of war first-hand. Help us honor them for their courage and care for them when there is damage to their bodies or spirit. When they are lonely and afraid, and long to be with those whom they love, fill their hearts with the sure knowledge of Your presence at all times, in war and peace. Let them feel, O God, deep in their hearts, that Your love is always there -- boundlessly, unconditionally, and eternally. Amen.
Memorial Day We walked among the crosses Where our fallen soldiers lay. And listened to the bugle As TAPS began to play. The Chaplin led a prayer We stood with heads bowed low. And I thought of fallen comrades I had known so long ago. They came from every city Across this fertile land. That we might live in freedom. They lie here 'neath the sand. I felt a little guilty My sacrifice was small. I only lost a little time But these men lost their all. Now the services are over For this Memorial Day. To the names upon these crosses I just want to say, Thanks for what you've given No one could ask for more. May you rest with God in heaven From now through evermore ~ C.W.Johnson
Memorial Day A time for picnics, time off work - Vacations and the “Indy” - A holiday, too often times We forget what, it should be. A time to pay respect to those Who rallied to the battle cry - Who gave their lives for liberty - Those freedoms for you and I. ..... So as we share this holiday With our friends or family - Take a moment to give thanks to Those who died so we’d stay free. .... Let us give thanks this day to all those brave who paid the highest cost. Not take it for granted -- D.A.Jones
When I come to the end of my journey When I come to the end of my journey And I travel my last weary mile, Just forget if you can, that I ever frowned And remember only the smile. Forget unkind words I have spoken; Remember some good I have done. Forget that I ever had heartache And remember I've had loads of fun. Forget that I've stumbled and blundered And sometimes fell by the way. Remember I have fought some hard battles And won, ere the close of the day. Then forget to grieve for my going, I would not have you sad for a day, But in summer just gather some flowers And remember the place where I lay, And come in the shade of evening When the sun paints the sky in the west Stand for a few moments beside me And remember only my best. ~ M.L.Hancock
Someone Is Praying For You Somewhere someone's praying Down upon their knees Lifting you before the Throne With love and gentle pleas Asking God to give you strength To face another day And when the night is darkest Shine light upon your way Somewhere someone's kneeling To whisper your name in prayer Knowing that you need to feel God's love and tender care They intercede on your behalf Because they love you so Knowing that you have a need To their Father they will go They pray when you're not able To speak a single word What peace there is in knowing Their prayers will be heard They lay you on the altar As they kneel there at His feet Giving all your cares to Him There at the mercy seat Our God is always listening To every earnest prayer When we look to Him for help The answer is always there It's such a comfort to know That someone prays for you Placed within His loving hands Those prayers will see you through As you kneel before the Father Thank Him for those who care When you bow before the mercy seat Whisper their name in prayer -- L.M.Oliver
Huymn: It Is Well with My Soul 1. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul. It is well with my soul, it is well, it is well with my soul. 2. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, let this blest assurance control, that Christ has regarded my helpless estate, and hath shed His own blood for my soul. It is well with my soul, it is well, it is well with my soul. 3. My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole, is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! It is well with my soul, it is well, it is well with my soul. 4. And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight, the clouds be rolled back as a scroll; the trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, even so, it is well with my soul. It is well with my soul, it is well, it is well with my soul. ~ H.G.Spafford
The Patriot ~ smile Memorial Day weekend was coming up, and the nursery school teacher took the opportunity to tell her class about patriotism. "We live in a great country," she said. "One of the things we should be happy is that, in this country, we are all free." One little boy came walking up to her from the back of the room. He stood with his hands on his hips and said... "I'm not free. I'm four."
-- Romans 5:6-8 6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. -- Romans 14:7-9 7 We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. 8 If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. -- 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. -- 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. -- 2 Timothy 2:3 Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. -- Ephesians 6:10-18 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. + 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. 18 And Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints (believers everywhere). -- Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. -- Psalms 23 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, 3 He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
In our first paradise in Eden there was a way to go out but no way to go in again. But as for the heavenly paradise, there is a way to go in, but no way to go out. ~ R.Baxter How sweet is rest after fatigue! How sweet will heaven be when our journey is ended. ~ G.Whitefield To live in the hearts of those you leave behind is never to die. ~ R.Orr The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children. ~ W.Havard On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation! ~T.W.Parsons Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored. ~D.Webster With the tears a Land hath shed Their graves should ever be green. ~T.B.Aldrich Peace to each manly soul that sleepeth; Rest to each faithful eye that weepeth... ~T.Moore But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye. ~T.D.English And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier's tomb, and beauty weeps the brave. ~J.Drake The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree. ~T.Campbell Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men. ~R.W.Gilder All we have of freedom, all we use or know - This our fathers bought for us long and long ago. ~R.Kipling, Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours. -- W.Bruce Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, Dream of battled fields no more. Days of danger, nights of waking. ~ Sir W.Scott
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