Celebrating Freedom With A Special Prayer
Marc Christensen • July 4, 2019
Independence Day - July 4, 2019
"There is nothing like standing amidst the thousands of crosses at the American cemetery to sear the meaning of the price of liberty into one's heart and soul."
Celebrating Freedom With A Special Prayer
by
Marc Christensen
During our recent trip, we visited the sites of the Normandy landing during WW II during the week of the 75th anniversary celebrations. There is nothing like standing amidst the thousands of crosses at the American cemetery to sear the meaning of the price of liberty into one's heart and soul. Instead of a name, too very many of the crosses bear only the inscription, "Known only to God." As we celebrate our freedom this week, we might say a special prayer for those.
"As we celebrate our freedom this week, we might say a special prayer..."
Most of all, she is crazy about her brood. She smiles more when she’s with them. Laughs more. Enjoys more. Relaxes more. Has more fun. She just loves her family.
“…there must be millions of aging males, now slipping into their anecdotage…” ~E.B. White 1
Author's Note: I originally posted this in the Profound Bartender on April 8, 2018, and then reposted it here at Profound Living on April 25, 2018. I thought it might be a good time to repost it again.
Author's Note: This is a repost of an essay I published in 2018. I thought it was a timely topic to revisit.
“In Celtic wisdom we remember that our soul, the very heart of our being, is sacred. What is deepest in us is of God. ” ~John Philip Newell 1
We may be lights under bushels, but we can shine brightly against the dark even if we are mere candles. Together, the light may shine bright.
Silence speaks to us Listening in deep quiet… Hear what you long for! ~Patricia Leyko Connelly 1
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