I just finished reading an historical fiction novel about Pearl Harbor and the war in the Pacific. Having been to Pearl Harbor exactly 2 years ago this week, it brought back memories to me of how haunting it was standing on the USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL, reading the names of all the men who died on Decemeber 7th, 1941. It is times like these, even more frequently now, that I think about the brave men and women who have fought bravely and defended this nation so honorably, all to protect the freedoms that we often do not even think about and sometimes take for granted.
Near the end of the book, one of the main characters, a writer by trade, had been asked to write an article about what he thought the world should look like after the war was over. The description that he gave was at the same time very accurate, and also I would say extremely far off. It neither imagined that technology would come so far, nor that terrorism would be such a threat to our nation.
We have God to thank for all the blessings that we enjoy, and for the great Nation that we call these United States. It isn't perfect, but nothing that God has given us do we ever keep the way He intended it. I suppose it would be enough for us to simply give thanks with grateful hearts for all that we enjoy on this earth and in this life. It would be a start anyway!
Thanks be to God for all that He gives, for life, for freedoms, for our nation, and especially for the faith that He provides us with in His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ!
Thank you for reading, and God bless you all! Happy Independence Day weekend!
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