On this day, 30 May 2005, Marine Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr, 22, of Snohomish, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); was killed by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Ramadi, Iraq. We must never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.
On this day, 31 May 2006, Army Cpl. Brock L. Bucklin, 28, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died of a non-combat related cause in Balad, Iraq. We must never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.
On this day, 1 June 2007, Marine Lt. Col. Michael A. Robinson, 2, of Sylacauga, Ala.; assigned to Mobilization Command, Deployment Processing Command, Marine Corps Installations East, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; was killed while deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan. We must never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.
Galatians 6:2
Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
A comment about the text.
This is another way of saying, "Love your neighbor as yourself," or "Love your brother and sister in Christ as yourself." Jesus came to bear our burdens and carry away the stain and pain of our sin. (Read Isaiah 53 for a powerful description of God's Suffering Servant, a passage quoted in the New Testament in reference to Jesus.) He now asks us to live redemptively, in practical ways, toward those around us. More than just praying or asking what we can do to help, we are called to serve, minister, and assist others who are burdened. Let's carry each other's burdens and in this way live into the character and compassion of our Savior Jesus Christ.
Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
A comment about the text.
This is another way of saying, "Love your neighbor as yourself," or "Love your brother and sister in Christ as yourself." Jesus came to bear our burdens and carry away the stain and pain of our sin. (Read Isaiah 53 for a powerful description of God's Suffering Servant, a passage quoted in the New Testament in reference to Jesus.) He now asks us to live redemptively, in practical ways, toward those around us. More than just praying or asking what we can do to help, we are called to serve, minister, and assist others who are burdened. Let's carry each other's burdens and in this way live into the character and compassion of our Savior Jesus Christ.