LET US SERVE THEM THROUGH A LIFE WELL-LIVED

Thank God for Memorial Day.  It’s one of the only holidays in which we are openly allowed to grieve and honor those who have died in this society of ours where grief is kept so quiet.  While there are many of us trying to make grief more acceptable, we still have a long way to go because grief is feared. Grief is still hidden and sadly, grief doesn’t really seem to have a home.  No one wants to admit to it and feels like if they did muster up enough courage to admit they are going through it, they would be isolated.

So, thank you God for this day.  Thank you for giving us 24 hours to revere and to remember those we have lost today in public.  Part of what is so hard about today is acceptance.  It does not feel acceptable that our loved ones had to die to protect us while serving our entire country.  Their death can feel senseless and unnecessary.   It is their service that has taken them away from our life.  Think about that for a moment.  These amazing soldiers knew what could happen, yet they chose to protect us anyway.  What a blessing they are to all of us.  They chose to fight.  They chose to protect.  They chose to serve. They chose to give everything.

So where does that leave us?  It isn’t enough to host a BBQ to celebrate the day.  It isn’t enough to cannonball all day in the pool surrounded by friends.  So, how do we honor them in a way that is fitting for all they did for us? What IS our job now?

Our job is to serve THEM through a life well-lived. 

It’s our job now to step up and show up.  To ensure we live a life they would not only be proud of but one that matters.  Through their protection, we are the ones given the opportunity to make a difference.   We are the ones still here.  It’s our job to serve now.  The truth is they are heroes who selflessly gave up their lives for our freedom and it’s time for us to honor them.

That is our job.  To matter.  To make a difference.  To be impeccable with our word and action. To leave every situation a little bit better.  To help a neighbor or a friend.  In honor of them and because of them.  Because they paid the ultimate price for our security, for our protection, for us to live in this place surrounded by abundant blessings.  Our job is to continue to serve.  We need to be their hands and feet now.  Our soldiers laid their lives down so that we could live.  We cannot let them down now.  We need to serve them through a life well-lived.  It’s all they would want for us, anyway.   A life filled with love and abundance and us making a difference in other people’s lives.  It is in giving that we receive.  It is in loving that we are loved and it is in sharing that we find abundance.

So today, how are you going to serve our soldiers?  How are you going to make a difference?  What are you doing to live a life that matters?