“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
John 15:13, ESV
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Today, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Their courage, service, and dedication will never be forgotten.
But honor requires more than just a moment of silence; it requires a deep look at what their final breaths actually bought for us.
Every ordinary moment we easily take for granted: the safety of our neighborhoods, the simple peace of a quiet evening with our families, the right to speak our minds, and the very air of freedom we breathe, was paid for in full by someone who never got to come home.
They traded all of their tomorrows, their dreams, and their own family milestones so that we could safely live out ours. They laid down their lives so that a mother could stand safely with her children today, wrapped in the protection of a flag they died to defend.
Their absence is a heavy, quiet shadow, but their legacy is the very life we get to live.
May we never treat their sacrifice as a casual holiday. Today, we remember. We look back with immense gratitude. And we promise to live lives worthy of the incredible freedom they gave us.
🇺🇸 God bless America!
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Tammy Ingram 