Today we remember those which are no longer with us. Service members, friends, family – everyone that has slipped out of this world and into the next, we will meet again.
And today we also think of those in Minot & Bismarck that are suffering due to rising flood waters – and to everyone from Montana to Louisiana that is sees and feels this same darkness of water. Â We think of those in Joplin, Missouri whose lives were forever changed in an instant last week. Â We think of those in Tuscaloosa Alabama suffering the same.
And regardless of ideologies, class, ethnicity – we understand just how fragile life can be. Â And we offer prayers of hope to ease the pain, and give thanks for the beauty of grace that will always see us through.
And this is Memorial Day, 2011.
