Remembrance Sunday.  Remembering the Soldier, remembering the Saviour.

It is the Soldier, not the minister 
     Who has given us freedom of religion. 
It is the Soldier, not the reporter 
     Who has given us freedom of the press. 
It is the Soldier, not the poet 
     Who has given us freedom of speech. 
It is the Soldier, not the organiser 
     Who has given us freedom to protest. 
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer 
     Who has given us the right to a fair trial. 
It is the Soldier, not the politician 
     Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the Soldier who salutes the flag, 
     Who serves beneath the flag,
     And whose coffin is draped by the flag, 
     Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
-Charles M Province


And I add to his words that it is God
     Who created the Soldier in His own image
Who has given the Soldier
     the sense of justice that drives him to oppose evil
Who has given the Soldier
     the courage to stand in the face of evil
Who has given the Soldier
     the strength to resist and overcome evil
Who has given the Soldier
     the hope to look beyond this life
Who has given the Soldier
     the love to lay down his life for family and friend

And today, as we remember the Soldier,
     Who has given so much

He gives us a glimpse of the God
     In Whose image the Soldier resisted evil
     In Whose image the Soldier overcame evil
     In Whose image the Soldier looked beyond this life
     And in Whose image the Soldier laid down His life

As we give thanks for the Soldier’s courage, love, and sacrifice
We know it is but a shadow of the Saviour’s.