Be Encouraged! 5/25/12

Howdy all!  Well I have been AWOL for a while.  Actually I have been fighting a nasty cold.  You know when you have this cough and you can’t clear the throat, but when you try your nose gets all runny, then your eyes water up and you can’t see 2 inches in front of you?  And then you got to get up and go to work anyway?  Yeah, I love it too!

Any hoo,..

I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1

I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, become honorable by being necessary. ~ Nathan Hale, remark to Captain William Hull, who had attempted to dissuade him from volunteering for a spy mission for General Washington, 1776

Nathan Hale did not last in the revolutionary war too long.  But the time he spent has been remembered for all time.  The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776.  Nathan died September 22, 1776.  He died at the ripe old age of 21 (born June 6, 1755.)  Yet read his words.  “I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, become honorable by being necessary.”  How many young people do you know that would be this willing to serve?  Fortunately, we all know people like Nathan.  They are our sons and daughters; brothers and sisters; Dads and Moms; wives and husbands.  They wear the uniform and carry the flag of our military forces.  I did, my son did, my Dad, grandfather, uncles, great uncles.  Members of my family have worn the uniform in the 1860’s, WWI, WWII, Korea, Cold War, and Afghanistan.  I bet you also have relatives who served with honor.  These patriots we all know wished to be useful.  They did so not for the accolades, or awards.  They did so for the public good.  They knew it was necessary to serve the public, which showed the honor and courage they all had deep inside themselves. 

This weekend we celebrate the men and women who found it necessary to serve the public good.  Sure, there will be barbeques, war movies, swimming, travel, ice cream, and flags.  But, the true reason we celebrate is for those who served, those who sacrificed, those who did not return.  For them, I urge you first of all to pray for them all.  Ask God to help those in uniform, to intercede on their behalf.  And give thanks for the honor, bravery and sacrifice they make, just to be useful.

Take care, God bless,

AND STAND WITH ISRAEL!!!

Tom Kiley

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