This weekend has been deemed "Veteran's Weekend" (or Remembrance Weekend in Canada) to honor those who have laid their lives on the line for their country.
Our family is privileged to number several of our members in the ranks of national service. An uncle in the Marine Corps (ret.), a cousin formerly in the Air Force, and another uncle in the Navy (served in WWII) give us cause to stand proudly with those who defend our nation's honor.
I spent a major portion of the day Thursday touring the USS Hornet (CVA-12). What an amazing vessel filled with history. I left in awe of the men who served aboard her, the women who helped build her, and the nation that this grand ship defended.
But what of our other veterans? What of those who rose, not in defense of a country, but in defense of their faith? This Veterans' Remembrance Weekend, I propose we reflect on those listed on The Memorial Wall in Hebrews. Those of whom "the world was not worthy" but who lived their lives as examples of faith.
Names like Samson, Abraham, Jephthah, Moses, Gideon should echo alongside Luther, Calvin, Wycliffe, Wesley, Ketcham, Jones, Sunday and ahead of MacArthur, Washington, Pershing, Patton, and Nimitz.
To any veterans reading, Thank you! To those of you reading who have defended the faith, Thank you! May we all be veterans in the "good fight".
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