We will remember them

This Sunday we take one minuteʼs silence to
remember those who gave their lives to a cause
greater than themselves. Many paid the ultimate
sacrifice.
Often It appears that one minute of our lives seems so long. In our busy
lives, how often do we give a minute to remember a greater sacrifice given by
Jesus for us all.
Why do we need to remember such things as the Armistice of the Great War and
subsequent wars, and lives lost to war? We ought not glorify war, but freedom
is costly and unfortunately in this life the costs are ongoing. The author of
Hebrews emphasises the once-for-all quality of Jesus sacrifice – the promise
that Jesusʼ offering guarantees salvation in the future. As you serve God, you
look forward to the ultimate, final and permanent salvation Jesus sacrifice
achieved. (Hebrews 9:12)
And we do remember. We need to repeat the story of Jesusʼ offering, in study,
in prayer, in worship, in baptism, and in the Eucharist, because this repetition
reminds us that we look back to the forgiveness of sin and look forward to the
possession of salvation.

Pastor Darryl