The site is overwhelming. Acres upon acres of headstones, covering the graves of soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in service for our country. To this day we live in freedom. But freedom will never be appreciated as much as it should be unless we realize that it came at such a high cost. We work, play, worship, recreate and travel where we want. For over 200 years we've never known anything different.
With freedom comes responsibility. You and I must commit to live our lives as citizens in such a way as to honor the fact that it is a privilege to be an American. I've traveled many places in the world, seen more sights that I ever knew I would see, and have felt the oppression of being in a communist state. While I can clearly enunciate the problems with our country, I still believe that we live in the best place...America. I love to travel the world, but I love the fact that America is my home.
As a believer, I am aware that I experience a freedom that no oppressive government or communist state could ever take away. I live in eternal freedom because of what Jesus Christ did for all of us on the cross. His death was the ultimate sacrifice...all for you and me.
May you and I wake every day in the freedom of our nation, to live in freedom we experience because of grace, and determine that how we live will show how very thankful we are for all we have and all we experience.
