Sacrifice

American Cemetery and Memorial, Normandy, France

On our recent trip to France we visited the beaches of Normandy where the allied troops landed to begin their assault to free Europe from the Nazis on June 6, 1944.  This year commemorates the 70th anniversary of that invasion. There we visited the Memorial where thousands of crosses mark the graves of those who gave their lives.  Their sacrifice allowed the people of Europe to be set free from a vicious enemy. 

As I meditate upon the sacrifice of those brave men, I am reminded of the sacrifice of Christ.  It is because of his willing and courageous sacrifice that I have life today.  As those thousands of crosses represent new life and freedom for the continent of Europe, so that one cross represents new life and freedom for all who identify themselves with it.

Omaha Beach, Normandy, France