MY LIFE...: God Bless our Troops

Saturday, May 28, 2011

God Bless our Troops

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.

God bless the fallen! The one who gave their lives for our freedom.

Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war)

GOD BLESS AMERICA LAND OF THE FREE!!

1 comment:

JT said...: Thanks for this tribute to Memorial Day. Great Post.; June 3, 2011 at 9:52 PM

Thank You Mama for Praying for Me

Somebody somewhere was praying that night,
When Jesus came in and I saw the light.
It must have been mama, I've heard her before,
As she knelt by her bedside Her tears touched the floor.

She held to the altar and wouldn't give in
’Till she knew all her children have been born again.
Just an old fashion mama, But she loved the Lord.
As her prayers touched the Master, her tears touched the floor.

Thank you mama for praying for me.
If you had not prayed then where would I be?
They called you old fashion, but you loved the Lord.
As your prayers touched the Master, your tears touched the floor.

Come to the Cross

Have you come to the cross of Jesus
And seen His nail pierced hands?
Have you realized the sacrifice
Included in God’s plans?
That blood shed on Calvary’s mountain,
To cleanse and make hearts new,
Was the love of our God in action…
Love for me and for you.

Have you felt the touch of the Master
And sensed His presence near?
Has He revealed His hand of mercy –
Removed your sin and fear?
If not, come to the cross of Jesus
And start your life anew;
Come, just as you are, my friend…
He died for me and you.

Have you seen the open, empty tomb?
Do you know He’s alive?
Have you entered into His kingdom,
Great blessings to derive?
If not, Come to the Cross of Jesus,
Turn from sin – be made new;
The precious blood on that old rugged tree…
Was for you, yes, For You.

“Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and he was buried,
and he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.”
“If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved.”
(I Cor. 15:3-4; Rom. 10:9)