Lest We Forget

This week I had the privilege for the 1st time to be involved in a Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11th. I was invited by the town of LaSalle to be the minister at the LaSalle ceremony and to bring prayers, scripture readings and spiritual insight regarding Remembrance Day. It was a truly moving and wonderful experience to be a part of and really brought back to the forefront of my mind the significance of the day and how we really tend to lose sight of how precious our freedoms are. As children and teens from the local LaSalle schools joined veterans and other members of the community we all came together and paid our respects to those who paved the way of freedom for us in Canada. I later found out the one of the scripture readings i used taken from Psalm 72 was actually used for inspiration when our country was originally named "The Dominion of Canada". Quite fitting I thought. And as the war bomber flew over during our moment of silence there wasn't a person there whose heart wasn't tugged by emotion. I must admit I do forget, but after Tuesday's event I think I will remember more frequently to thank God for those who gave their lives for me, and pray for the safety of those who are still putting their lives in harms way even now. Let's not forget.