On veterans day, we pray for peace
Monday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, when we honor all the men and women who have served in our nation's military. This national holiday began as Armistice Day in 1919. President Wilson declared this to honor the armistice that officially ended World War I. It was seen as a day to promote world peace.
In 1954, the US Congress amended the declaration to honor all veterans, and not just those who had fought in World War I. We continue to celebrate this day even now.
Many of our veterans have fought in our nation's wars. All too many have died, and many more have been wounded physically as well as emotionally, and carry these wounds for the rest of their lives. As the song goes, “All gave some. Some gave all.”
Jesus taught that there is no greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. These men and women have sacrificed much, some everything, for the sake of family, friends, and nation. We honor those sacrifices, and we pray that God will show the world the way to true and lasting peace.
In 1954, the US Congress amended the declaration to honor all veterans, and not just those who had fought in World War I. We continue to celebrate this day even now.
Many of our veterans have fought in our nation's wars. All too many have died, and many more have been wounded physically as well as emotionally, and carry these wounds for the rest of their lives. As the song goes, “All gave some. Some gave all.”
Jesus taught that there is no greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. These men and women have sacrificed much, some everything, for the sake of family, friends, and nation. We honor those sacrifices, and we pray that God will show the world the way to true and lasting peace.