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Taking the Hill

Mark S. Disbrow | 5/22/12

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This weekend and coming Monday, please remember our military veterans. Tell them, “Thank you”. They who have yielded their will to the will of the country — whether they agreed with the issues or not. They put the welfare of the many over their personal welfare. In the process, the returning veterans will often suffer life-long ailments (to say the least). Some have paid the ultimate price with the loss of their life.

It is difficult to return from war and resume a “normal” life. We who benefit from the military veteran’s service often take their sacrifice for granted. But to the veteran it is something they live with every day the rest of their life.

It has been said, “In war there are no unwounded soldiers” (Jose Norosky). The active soldier’s family and way of life is interrupted and the war becomes an all consuming issue in their life. Spouses and children of the military veterans cannot escape the impact of war on the soldier.

Besides blessing a veteran with a “thank you”, we can pray for them. We may not know their specific need but God does. War creates spiritual side-affects and often physical damage to the soldier. Psychological counseling and medications can only go so far in the healing. Spiritual healing must be employed. The spiritual side-affects of war include demon agitation on the heart and mind of the veteran.

God sends His ministering spirits (angels) in response to prayer. We beneficiaries of the veteran’s sacrificial service can pray with/for the veteran. It is the least we can do in return—whether we agree with the issues or not.

If you don’t quite know what to do around a military veteran, first use your listening instruments (ears) to hear their story. Start your response with a “Thank You”, a prayer, and top it off with a hug or handshake. The Holy Spirit will take it from there.

Mark S. Disbrow is pastor of Amazing Grace Community Church in Aspen Springs.

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