Greater Love…

Posted on May 30, 2021 by mitchteemley

Greater Love..

“Sacrifice…should be done from love…from necessity…it should be done for people who need your strength because they don’t have enough of their own.” ~Veronica Roth

Tomorrow is Memorial Day in my country, a day when we honor those who have given their lives in service to us. It’s a time when we hear and repeat stories of sacrifice, of courage rooted in love, not for self but for others. Why do these stories move us? Because we know instinctively that without such sacrifices, we would have no present. And without the ultimate sacrifice, we would have no future.

“For God so loved the world…”

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20 Responses to Greater Love…

  1. numrhood says:
    May 30, 2021 at 12:13 pm

    john 15:11 hide thy greater love in thy mind & you won’t sin against thee

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  2. Christine C Sponsler says:
    May 30, 2021 at 2:54 pm

    Thank you for this tribute, both to our human heroes and to our Lord and Savior. Blessings and honor, Christine C Sponsler

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  3. Susan Joy Clark says:
    May 30, 2021 at 5:28 pm

    Great minds think alike. I wrote a Memorial Day devotional this morning for the blog and used the same Scripture verse.

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    • mitchteemley says:
      May 30, 2021 at 7:44 pm

      “Great minds” being the mind of the One we both follow, I suspect, Susan.

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      • Susan Joy Clark says:
        May 30, 2021 at 9:34 pm

        True. 🙂 It does seem He puts people in sync with a similar message at times. There have been times when I kept hearing/reading messages on the same theme from different sources and thought there must be a reason why God is reinforcing this particular thing with me.

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  4. Zina Hermez says:
    May 30, 2021 at 7:43 pm

    Yes, that he gave his only begotten son. Amen and Amen!🙏 As always, beautifully done, Mitch!🇺🇸❤️

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  5. joynealkidney says:
    May 30, 2021 at 8:50 pm

    My delightful Grandma Leora lost three sons during WWII and yet she clung to God’s promises, living to the age of 97.

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  6. joynealkidney says:
    May 30, 2021 at 8:50 pm

    My delightful Grandma Leora lost three sons during WWII and yet she clung to God’s promises, living to the age of 97.

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  7. Yernasia Quorelios says:
    May 30, 2021 at 11:37 pm

    💜 SomeTimes “sacrifice” is NOT!!! just “Death” EveryOne; some of Us ARE Willing To Let Go of EveryThing and EveryOne so Those We Love May Prosper in The Way They Desire while We Adapt to Living Differently WithOut Them, We ARE The Living Angels

    …💛💚💙…

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  8. lisaonthebeach says:
    May 31, 2021 at 12:40 am

    I am so thankful for my God, my country, and all those who gave their lives and suffered for my freedom. 🙏🙏

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  9. lilyofthevalley777 says:
    May 31, 2021 at 1:37 am

    Well said Mitch. ❤

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  10. Russell Brown says:
    May 31, 2021 at 12:17 pm

    Thank you, Mitch. Beautiful reminder. Happy Memorial Day to you and yours.

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