Friday, May 22, 2009

Memorial Day


Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people He chose for His inheritance.
From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind;
from His dwelling place He watches all who live on earth -
He who forms the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.
No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in His unfailing love,
to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
We wait in hope for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name.
May your unfailing love rest up on us,
O Lord, even as we put our hope in You.
Psalm 33:12~22

This Memorial Day weekend I join Americans in remembering those who gave their lives for our great nation. I also thank God for sending Jesus who gave His life for the sins of all.


13 comments:

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Amen Joy... I agree with you completely. Sometimes, we forget all of those who fought --and some died-- just to give us this freedom which we enjoy. We never take enough time to thank them!!!!

Happy Memorial Day to you and yours.
Hugs,
Betsy

Betty said...

Happy memorial day Joy! Hope you enjoy it with friends and family!

Betty said...

I went back to look at the picture again, and just had to tell you, what a beautiful home and garden you have!!

Melody said...

Well said.

Farming On Faith said...

Amen~ I am with you!
Have a great week end!
Thanks for following~your blog is beautiful!
Blessings~
Carrie

Kelli said...

Wonderful post! Have a great long weekend!
~Kelli

Tracy P. said...

Amen, Joy!

Keeper of the Skies Wife said...

Just beautiful!!!

Tricia said...
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Tricia said...

I deleted my last comment because I had not finished it when I hit post.

Amen! Great reminder of who is in control. God. Happy Memorial Day!

Joyfulsister said...

HI Joy
(((Hugz)))) Remebering all gave their life for our country and for our freedom, and for those who continue to fight today. Thank you for this reminder so we never ever forget!!!

Hugz Lorie

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Susan said...

Wonderful Psalm to share for today, Joy.
Susan