Have you said thank you?

Song Stuck on the Brain: Anyway by Martina McBride. I love the lyrics, they are so moving.

Yesterday was Veteran's Day and since it is still being observed today, I wanted to take a minute to honor the men and women who fight to defend us every day. I strongly believe, that no matter where you stand politically, you should be standing behind the men and women in the trenches. They serve where they are needed and offer their lives on our behalf. For that they deserve our thanks.

These days, Veteran's aren't just the old men down the street rocking on their porches and telling war stories. They've been joined by young men and women, some just out of school, others raising families. It's a shame that this world requires us to have Veterans at all. Won't it be wonderful when peace finally comes and the need to fight is no longer there?

I wrote a song a while back that talks about my hope for that. It's a call for us to take back our country by putting God back in the center of our lives. Until that day of freedom comes, I'll gladly support the soldiers who do what I can't. In the mean time, here is my prayer for our country.

Title of Liberty

(c) April Erwin 2005

Living in the land of plenty
With our heads stuck in the sand
Chasing the American dream
Letting go of God’s hand.
Walked away from the covenant
Made in the beginning
And we don’t seem to understand
Why freedom is dying.

In memory of our God,
Our religion and freedom.
For our families and our friends
We pray that peace will come
Lets covenant again
For our land to be free
Pray that God will make us all
A land of liberty.

So many days have come and gone
And still we shut our eyes
Our ears no longer recognize
The sound of freedom’s cry.
All it takes is a single soul
To free us of the lies
Take the title of liberty
To lift the banner high.

In memory of our God,
Our religion and freedom.
For our families and our friends
We pray that peace will come
Lets covenant again
For our land to be free
Pray that God will make us all
A land of liberty.

Tear your clothes in honest grief
Spread ashes of repentance
Let’s renew our covenant,
And let’s pray for forgiveness.

In memory of our God,
Our religion and freedom.
For our families and our friends
We pray that peace will come
Lets covenant again
For our land to be free
Pray that God will make us all
A land of liberty.

Thank a Soldier today,
A.