You and I are the recipients of the supreme sacrifice and sacred honor of those who have gone before us. The trailblazers, pioneers, and patriots who advanced freedom. As we celebrate, let’s remember how much we owe them. And how precious and often fragile freedom is.

At the end of the day, what matters most is serving God, not money or fame.

It is important that we never get so caught up in our work that we forget what is most important - family.

“Be kind and compassionate to one another,” Paul tells the Ephesians, “forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32). What’s been done for us, we must do for others. Nothing impacts our witness more than kindness. Through the eyes of kindness, we see our neighbors, our world, and ourselves.

It is the most stunning promise you and I have—this promise of the resurrection. The most meaningful and the most comforting; the most secure and the most lasting. For now, this world is a cemetery in which too many seek life—its joy, satisfaction, and meaning—among the dead. Among the decaying remains of man’s misguided trust and long-lost dreams.