Main Avenue Fellowship: We Will Remember Them

I am going to cheat this week by posting a poem that many will know from days gone by. There are many who want to bury the past, tear it down and hide it but when it comes to war, I truly believe we should not forget. We should not forget those who laid down their lives for the freedoms others cherish today. We should not forget those who willingly joined up to defend and those who continue to serve Queen and country to this day. We should not forget the horrors of war for if we do, it will surely come around again. Let us remember the past, pledge to never let it happen again and seek out ways to prevent it from happening in the future.

For me, I remember my great uncles, Malcolm, Murdoch and Howard who served with honour in WW2, my Grampa Dallas who served during the war here in Canada, friends lost in Afghanistan and my brothers and sisters who continue to serve both in the military and with the police forces. Thank you for your service!

In Flanders Fields

BY JOHN MCCRAE

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie,

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

And The Act of Remembrance from the Legion Ceremony Handbook:

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
We will remember them.

This week we welcome Rev. Tim Kirby. We invite you to join us this Sunday either in person or watch us online at 10:30 AM.

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We look forward to seeing you this Sunday.

Blessings,

Pastor Todd (Captain J. Todd MacDonald)