A Soldier's PrayerBy Jesse J. Sparks
It's time to sleep
I've been relieved
My rifle at my side
My knife in it's sheath
Lord let me live another day
As I put myself in harms way
I made my choice, I took the oath
I stand for freedom, but I don't boast
My God, my country, my family
The things I hold so dear
With these all on my side
There's nothing for me to fear
But if I should fall before my next relief
I will stand before you Lord with honor and dignity
So, while I'm here please make me strong
To fight the battles and right what's wrong
God Bless America
Z: And God Bless all our soldiers, those who lost their lives, those who we honor for having served, and all their soldier families. How can we ever forget them all?
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Amen to that Z. Without them we wouldn't be exchanging this conversation, let alone speaking in English. They are owed a debt that simply cannot be paid.
Thank you, those who served.
Thank you for that wonderful post
Please remember my friends and their families who have been lost in this recent conflict:
Jeremiah Robinson
Austin Koth
Great Post, continue to pray for our troops.
Thank you for that wonderful Tribute.
God Bless all of our Vets.
Wonderful tribute, Z.
I'm so thankful for our brave soldiers.
HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY...
To all here who are veterans, thank you, and God bless you all.
Love, Pris
Good to hear your comments, thanks......I personally can't imagine the courage it takes to joined the armed services, so I'm always in awe and admiration.
Commoncents, I'm so computer illiterate I can't even figure out what a 'link exchange' is...but thanks for continuing to ask!
I feel like I'm hurting feelings even when someone links my blog as a 'follower' because I have no idea how to do it back (I accidentally blocked two people kind enough to have followed my blog! and had to apologize to them) and I use my homepage blogroll, anyway! (plus a ton of GREAT blogs are on my personal bookmarks!..that, I can do!)?
Elbro..paying for Jeremiah and Austin. I'm so sorry for your loss and the loss suffered by their families.
May God rest their souls.
Excellent, Z. Thank you for remembering our citizens who served.
z, this is such a beautiful post. happy veterans' day to all!
I think we also owe a debt of gratitude and our profound respect for the courage displayed by the mothers, fathers, siblings, wives, and children who suffered every moment their loved ones went in harm’s way.
I do not think we sufficiently acknowledge these sacrifices, particularly honoring the widows, their children, and the parents of veterans killed or injured on the field of battle.
there are very few Atheists in a fire fight. A few before but not many during.
May God guard all of them.
Thank you Z, that was great
hey Z!Happy Vets DAY!..Remember all who have served and are still serving.
That was a BEAUTIFUL poem Z! G-d bless those who are still serving, and those who have served.
Morgan
Z,
Thanks for recognizing our brave veterans. I had a wonderful, thoughtful day with my students. I talked to them about the wars of our country and showed them a video. It was very heartwarming to see their positive and emotional responses to the lesson. I posted about it. Some days are diamonds and today sure was one.
Law & Order Teacher I really like your take on things. I went to your VERY interesting blog, and I only had one moment of "hesitation", for lack of a better word. I'm not a huge fan of Bismark. I still think he should have made a strong stand against socialism in Germany instead of adopting so much of it. Good men need to make strong moral stands on important issues instead of meeting evil half way.
Morgan
Z:
Very thoughtful of you to recognize and remember our Vets, both past and present. My son in law did 2 tours, one in Rahmadi and Falluja, and the other in Afghanistan. He made it home safe and sound, but other buddies did not. May God rest their souls and bless our men and women in service to their country.
hubcap
Z, the next time you talk to him tell him our thoughts and prayers are with him. G-d bless his brave soul!
Morgan
Morgan..who?!
Your son-in-law from your 6:06 post
Morgan
My mistake. Leave it to me to miss the past tense "did".
Morgan
Morgan,
My take on all that I've read about Bismarck is that he was a staunch capitalist caught in period of social upheaval. If Bismarck was anything he was a pragmatist. The rise of socialism that confronted his chancellorship was profound and spreading across Europe at a fast pace. His pragmatic side led him to adopt some socialism, as understood in that time period, which mostly resulted in the beginnings of a social safety net for German workers. Bismarck was extremely adept at balancing power among the Great Powers of Europe (France, Germany, Britain, Russia, Austria-Hungary, the fading Ottoman Empire.) He engineered an intricate web of alliances which succeeded in juggling the disputes inherent in Europe. I find it no accident the First World followed Bismarck's dismissal by about 15 years. That is the basis for my statement. Thanks for the visit and the comment.
LAOT everything you wrote matches what i've read about Bismark. A fascinating man for sure. I'm left wondering what COULD have been had he made a STRONG stand against the socialist disease. His compromise played a role in paving the way for National Socialism too. Of course he didn't know that...
Morgan
Morgan, I don't have a son-in-law..that wasn't me!
Excellent post!! Thank God for our brave men and women!
oh..you like recipes..I have a couple on my blog...you may like them!
Pinky, they proselytize for the same reason that the religious do.
Everyone thinks he has the definitive set of dogma.
beautiful Z... love the photo too!
I am honored that you find my poem worthy to post. I wrote it for my daughter A U.S. Marine. Jesse Sparks
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