July 4th

July 4th is coming. I’m going to a picnic, a baseball game, and watch fireworks. That sounds like a real fourth of July celebration to me.

I can do that because someone will lay down their life on the 4th of July. Some young man or woman, or perhaps a decorated veteran still fighting the enemies of freedom on a battle field in Iraq or Afganistan, will give the ultimate sacrifice while I eat and watch. I can’t change that! I can pray, everyday, for our men and women in military service. I can beseech Heaven on behalf of our Nation, its leaders, and its citizens. I can fervently pray for the families who will hear the news of casualties while we go through another 4th of July normal activities.

Heaven help us when we cannot hear the cries of pain and sorrow in the midst of our rightful celebrations!