Sunday, November 13, 2005
I will remember you - Amy Grant
Today is Rememberance Day - something that is never celebrated back home in Malaysia. It is a day when folk go round wearing a poppy pinned to their shirts!
Well, more than that - of course! It is the day when the nation here remembers its war veterans, especially those who gave their lives to defend their country and to defend the world from evil and tyranny.
In fact on Friday, there was a special moment when the whole nation kept silent to remember its war heroes - the moment of silence was observed nationwide on that day - which was the 11th day of the 11th month - at 11 o'clock in the morning.
When I was thinking about it today, my mind was drawn back to a trip I made a couple of years ago wif KC to Taiping. We stopped by a war memorial there - it was the place where many British soldiers were buried.
This monument thingy declares that "Their Name Liveth For Evermore"
Unfortunately, we do not have all their names to remember.
It always struck me how these lads travelled so many hundreds of miles to come to my small little country so many years ago. How they fought - and eventually laid down their lives to ensure that Malaysia - and the rest of the world - would enjoy peace today.
Do we ever spend time to remember these people?
During the church service this morning, a very interesting parallel - and contrast - was made. On Rememberence Day, we remember those who gave their lives for us. We oso are thankful for the peace that we now enjoy as a result of their sacrifice.
In the same way, we remember Jesus every Sunday - how he gave his life for us. And how we can now have peace as a result of that sacrifice.
The difference is that we do not remember a dead person - we remember a resurrected Saviour! And the peace that he gives us is a peace not among nations but peace wif God and a peace that passes all understanding.
Let us always remember.
Well, more than that - of course! It is the day when the nation here remembers its war veterans, especially those who gave their lives to defend their country and to defend the world from evil and tyranny.
In fact on Friday, there was a special moment when the whole nation kept silent to remember its war heroes - the moment of silence was observed nationwide on that day - which was the 11th day of the 11th month - at 11 o'clock in the morning.
When I was thinking about it today, my mind was drawn back to a trip I made a couple of years ago wif KC to Taiping. We stopped by a war memorial there - it was the place where many British soldiers were buried.
This monument thingy declares that "Their Name Liveth For Evermore"
Unfortunately, we do not have all their names to remember.
It always struck me how these lads travelled so many hundreds of miles to come to my small little country so many years ago. How they fought - and eventually laid down their lives to ensure that Malaysia - and the rest of the world - would enjoy peace today.
Do we ever spend time to remember these people?
During the church service this morning, a very interesting parallel - and contrast - was made. On Rememberence Day, we remember those who gave their lives for us. We oso are thankful for the peace that we now enjoy as a result of their sacrifice.
In the same way, we remember Jesus every Sunday - how he gave his life for us. And how we can now have peace as a result of that sacrifice.
The difference is that we do not remember a dead person - we remember a resurrected Saviour! And the peace that he gives us is a peace not among nations but peace wif God and a peace that passes all understanding.
Let us always remember.
Lest I forget Gethsemane
Lest I forget thine agony
Lest I forget thy love for me
Lead me to Calvary
(Jennie E. Hussey)
Lest I forget thine agony
Lest I forget thy love for me
Lead me to Calvary
(Jennie E. Hussey)
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