Tuesday, November 11, 2014

In Remembrance of Them – v3

Not the bread, the wine
His body, His blood,
elements of the holy meal
shared in remembrance of Him;
in remembrance of them
we stop and gather,
we set aside a time to honor
their sacrifice in our name

Young men and women,
some of the best of our nation
going, serving, fighting,
dying so that we may live
so that the dream that is America
may yet grow more deeply in our hearts,
in the hearts of victims of tyranny
of war around the globe

They went, when they were called
serving us in foreign lands
distant seas, far from home
away from loved ones, family
in the darkness, in struggle;
Serving that we would be free
that oppressed people would hope
out there in your good earth.

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edited November 11, 2014
In Remembrance of Them – v3

Veteran’s Day
edited May 25, 2014
In Remembrance of Them – v2
May 25, 2008
In Remembrance of Them
Memorial Day
written at church, before
the Rejuvenation evening service
Wesley United Methodist Church
Concord, NH

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