Many soldiers pay the ultimate price in serving their country by giving their lives. This sacrifice allows the rest of the country to enjoy living in peace and freedom.

In joining the armed forces, Soldiers are asked to make the ultimate sacrifice if needs be. It takes an incredible person to face the possibility of war and death, especially a death that will save the lives of people you have never even met. John 15:13 says, “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” Just as Jesus sacrificed his life so that we may be free, so too have many of our nation’s soldiers.
On Memorial Day—and every other day—we say a prayer of thanks for those brave souls willing to make such a sacrifice for our country and letting them know that the love they have for their country is being returned by its people.
May their families be comforted by Psalm 116:15  “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.”

Losing a loved one is devastating, but we can take comfort in knowing that God holds those soldiers close who have been born again in Christ, and honors their dedication. We Pray that their souls have found God and are at rest with Him. We are aware that even many soldiers who come home face additional challenges, and perhaps knowing they are not forgotten on this day may bring the comfort that heals any emotional or physical wounds they now carry.
May the Government hasten all necessary steps to pay their entitlements to make life a little bearable for them.

May those of us leaving do whatever is possible to avoid unwarranted war and give peace a change. Jimmy Carter say; "War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in killing each other's children" Martin Luther King, Jr adds: "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than programs of social uplifts is approaching spiritual doom. May we never reach that level in our national dream.

Rev Dr Soja Bewarang
CAN Chairman, Plateau State Chapter