Memorial Day 2010: The Cost of Our Freedom

Text: Isaiah 53:1-7

Throughout our nation's history, from WWI and WWII to conflicts in recent decades, our great grandfathers, grandfathers, fathers, husbands, sons and daughters have served, been wounded, and died to preserve the rights we enjoy today. Yet sadly, we think nothing of their sacrifice. We exercise our constitutional rights without pausing to consider the blood that was shed to secure them.

Consider the right to bear arms, enshrined in our Second Amendment. Think about the rare privilege to vote and be represented in government - a right that billions around the world do not possess, yet less than 50% of Americans exercise this precious freedom. These liberties came through tremendous sacrifice, but because we did not per...