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Freedom Isn’t Free – Remembering D-Day
By Pastor Fred Greco | June 6, 2009
It was 65 years ago today (about two generations as the Bible reckons them) that American and Allied troops hit the beaches of Normandy in Operation Overlord, what is now called simply D-Day. It was an incredible logistical undertaking in sheer numbers of troops, ships, tanks and planes. It was a costly undertaking, with high casualties, especially on Omaha beach. We must also not forget that it was a risky undertaking, with no guaranty of success and potential disaster on failure.
Often we look back through history and almost wonder how generations past could have worried, or been afraid about events that “of course” were going to turn out right. D-Day is one of those events. It is unfathomable to us how D-Day could have failed. And yet, but for the Providence of God, it would have failed. We need to remember that not only to honor the brave men who fought that day, but so that we trust all our own “risky business” to the Lord of the Universe. He who ruled the beaches of Normandy just as surely now rules the mountains of Afghanistan, the board rooms of Wall Street, and the City Halls around the nation. Be of good cheer, Christian, for come what may, the Lord reigns.
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