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Trinity Lutheran Church, Anniston, AL (2026)

12/25/2022

The Realization of Christmas...

Anna was a woman of devout faith...
The coming of the Messiah brought great hope…
This year we need that hope more than ever.

We are deep into the study of the Gospel of Luke.
This is Christmas Eve – let’s take time, a moment, a look into Luke’s birth narrative in his gospel. It is here we find a woman with a remarkable testimony that has something to say to us today as we celebrate Christmas.

The essence of Luke’s Gospel approaches the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus as a collection of eyewitness testimony. His purpose is to provide credibility to the Gospel and “…that you may know the truth.”

Truth is something that is difficult to find in our day. It is considered subjective and relative in our post-modern world; this leaves us in a difficult spot.
When we experience the level and number of events that we witnessed this past year, it leaves us to ask the question, “What’s going on?”

Like the days of the arrival of Christ, God is moving world powers and geopolitical forces to see His will and His redemptive plan fulfilled.
Today we have front row seats to see God’s prophetic plan unfold like never before in history.

Tonight is Christmas Eve and I know you are anxious to connect with other festivities. Let me connect to one such witness Luke includes in his birth narrative, a prophetess named Anna.
What is her significance?

Luke 2:25-38;
There was a devout man whose name was Simeon, waiting for the consolation of Israel. He was told by the Holy Spirit he would not see death before he had seen the Lord Christ.

Verse 36;
There was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years and had lived with her husband for seven years, from when she was a virgin, and as a widow until she was eighty-four.
She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. She gave thanks to God, and when she saw the child Jesus, she openly said, “He is the redemption of Jerusalem.”

Anna is found nowhere else in the New Testament.
She is virtually an unknown.
She is only mentioned in three verses in Luke’s Gospel.
She is what I would call a remnant of true believers in Israel.
Most of Israel was secularized by the Roman world and their attention was not on the things of God or the plans of God.

That is why nearly all of Israel completely missed the coming of the promised Messiah and it is why the vast majority of the world today, including many who flock to churches, will be unprepared for His return.

God is allowing us to wander in our wilderness, to expose our hearts so that we may be ready for His return. There is a remnant of people who are looking at these days and saying, “Maranatha, because we are ready…”
This was Anna. Her ears were tuned to God’s voice enough to recognize the Messiah in her presence.
Anna was a prophetess, someone who speaks for God, a teacher, a speaker, a person who spoke the truth, a reverent person; an elder.

Luke has a way of providing significant details about people that are small, but important.
Specific identity means that he knew her.

Luke is building her credibility to his readers.
Anna is advanced in years.
She was a widow for 84 years. Most noteworthy, she never left the temple.
What is it she was praying and fasting for?
Apparently, she is of the same mind as Simeon who was praying and waiting for the consolation of Israel – the coming of the Messiah.

Fasting is when you are so consumed with spiritual matters of God, including prayer, that you have no interest in things of the flesh, like eating, or skipping a meal.
Anna prayed and waited… when Jesus arrived, she recognized Him.
Life was not easy for Anna. It was marked by pain and grief. She lost her husband early into her marriage, watched her country overtaken by a pagan nation – the decline of her people as they drifted from God.

Are you depressed and troubled by the days we are living and coming to the realization that 2023 may not be any better?

The world is groaning under the weight of sin.
There is no hope in the world apart from Jesus Christ.
Use this time tonight for reflection as you hear God’s word.

Dr. Hubert S. Jáundoo
PhD, DD, Ma Min

Editor: Nina A. Kostecke

12/08/2022

Permanently closed. God bless.

11/27/2022

No church service on November 27th. Have a blessed day.

11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving, from our family to yours.

11/20/2022

Sermon...
November 20, 2022 | Luke 23:33-43
Common Criminals

This is part of the Passion narrative in the Gospel of Luke; the part that shares details involving Jesus and the two criminals who were crucified alongside Him.
The Passion narrative begins in chapter 22 with the plot to kill Jesus (22:1-13), and the account of the first Lord’s Supper. (22:14-23)

This includes:
Jesus’ prediction that Peter would betray Him… (22:31-34)
He warns His disciples of difficult times ahead… (22:35-38)
His prayer on the Mount of Olives… (22:39-46)
His betrayal and arrest… (22:47-53)
Peter’s denial… (22:54-62)
Jesus before the council… (22:66-71)

Luke’s account of the crucifixion differs from that of Mark and Matthew at a number of points.

Crucifixion is intended to degrade the person being crucified. It strips the person of honor and permits people to abuse him. It is the ultimate punishment, reserved by Rome for the worst offenders.

Throughout His ministry, Jesus identified with sinners, and their quality has steadily spiraled downwards.

From ordinary crowds at the beginning, to a pr******te in the middle of the story, and finally, thieves being crucified at the end. His purpose was to save people of every stripe, who were in need of saving.

Jesus taught His disciples to love their enemies and to pray for those who abuse them. (6:27-28)
Here, He practices what He preaches.

Jesus’ concern for the ignorance of those responsible for His death is much like His concern for the ignorance of the people of Jerusalem. (19:41-44)

For whom is Jesus praying?
Most likely, His prayer includes not only the soldiers who are inflicting His wounds, but also Jewish leaders who instigated the crucifixion, the crowd that demanded it (23:18-25), and the disciples who are nowhere to be found… just the women are standing there.

Jesus’ prayer does not mean that Israel will not pay a price for their evil deeds.
Jesus has already wept over Jerusalem (19:41-44) and has foretold the destruction of the temple (21:5-6) and Jerusalem (21:20-24)… but His purpose was to save, rather than to curse. His death provides salvation to all who avail themselves of His mercy, and thus provides the answer to His prayer.

“Dividing His garments among them, they cast lots.” (Verse 34b)
This is an illusion to Psalm 22:18, which says, “They divide my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.”

Is this the fine robe that the soldiers mockingly placed on Jesus? (Verse 11) Probably not, but we don’t know.

Stripping a prisoner of his clothing degrades him, emphasizes the totality of his shame before a public audience.

For these soldiers, it is another day, another dollar, business as usual, just another dirty job!
However, it is, in fact, a day that will change the world – but the soldiers miss its importance completely.
Once they hoist the cross into place, they face a long boring wait. Casting lots to see who will win Jesus’ clothing creates a momentary diversion.

Earlier, a woman with a hemorrhage touched the fringe of Jesus’ clothing and, in that instant, received healing. However, where the woman once saw power, the soldiers now see a pile of dirty clothing worth, at best, a few coins.
How often we focus on trivial things and miss the great things happening around us.

It is worth nothing that other soldiers relate quite differently to Jesus in this Gospel.
In chapter seven, the Centurion’s faith exceeds anything that Jesus has found in Israel… at the conclusion of the crucifixion, another Centurion will praise God and proclaim, “Certainly this man was innocent.”

Three groups taunt Jesus. (Verses 35-39)
“The rulers with them also scoffed at Him…” (Greek: exemukterizon)
“The soldiers also mocked Him…” (Greek: enepaixan)
“One of the criminals who was hanged insulted Him…” (Greek: blasphemia)

In each case, their derision is tied to a salvation motif based on Jesus’ messiahship…
If Jesus is the Messiah, His mission is salvation. (1:69; 2:11,30)
How can He save the people if He cannot even save Himself?

Let me explain!!!
The salvation for which they are clamoring is temporal; the salvation for which Jesus is effecting is eternal.

The cross is the place where Jesus brings salvation into being.

If Jesus were to save Himself, He would abort that salvation ministry.

Jesus prays for the salvation of those who are taunting Him.

He saves the repentant criminal.

These three taunts echo the three earlier temptations of Jesus. (4:1-13)

The devil said:
“If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” (4:3)

“If you therefore will worship me, I will all be yours.” (4:7)

“If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here.” (4:9)

Think on these:
The leaders say, “Let Him save Himself, if this is the Christ of God, His chosen one.” (Verse 35)

The soldiers say, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself.” (Verse 37)

The criminal says, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us.” (Verse 39)

Each of these six challenges tempt Jesus to prove His messiahship.
In each, Jesus is tempted to use His power for selfish purposes instead of servant purposes. In each, He holds fast to His mission and thereby defeats the tempter.

(Even the smallest act of understanding may be a spark that ignites inner light.)

We, too, are tempted to question Jesus’ kingship.
If Jesus is king, why does He permit evil?

Think of it this way… Jesus’ victory over evil to the mortal wounding of a snake.
The wound has sealed the snake’s fate, but the snake is still dangerous.
Even though fatally wounded, it can still strike with deadly force.

Jesus has mortally wounded Satan, but we should not imagine Satan is powerless.
We have only to read our newspaper or news media to learn Satan is still a deadly power.

The soldiers also mocked Him, offering Him vinegar, and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself.” (Verses 36-37)
In Psalm 69:21, the psalmist speaks of being fed poison for food and vinegar for drink, a sign of their contempt.
Mockery, not mercy.

What happens to Jesus on the cross fulfills several prophecies:
“Lord, remember me when you come into Your Kingdom.” (Verse 42)

Both criminals ask to be saved:
The first does so out of unbelief. (Verse 39)
The second does so out of faith. (Verse 42)

The first acknowledges no wrong and criticizes Jesus.
The second acknowledges his guilt and Jesus’ innocence.

The first wants only to be freed from his cross so that he can resume life as he has known it.
The second asks for Jesus to remember him when Jesus comes into His Kingdom, a much more significant vision of salvation.

The first received nothing, but the second received all that he asked for.

“This man has done nothing wrong.” (Verse 41b)
This is one of the several testimonies to Jesus’ innocence. Luke tells of similar testimony from Pilate (23:4,14,22) and Herod. (23:15)

At the conclusion of the crucifixion, the Centurion in charge will testify, “Certainly, this man was innocent." (23:47)

“Lord, remember me when you come into Your Kingdom.” (Verse 42)
This is a remarkable statement, considering the circumstances. This second criminal recognizes that Jesus’ crucifixion is not going to compromise what Jesus has come to do.
The criminal doesn’t expect Jesus to save him from crucifixion, but he anticipates that Jesus is due to inherit a Kingdom, the precise nature of which He does not specify and presumably does not understand.

“Assuredly, I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Verse 43)

Does Jesus mean that today He is initiating a salvation that will become effective in the general resurrection, or does He mean that the criminal will wake up in heaven today?
By “today,” does He mean before sunset (the close of day in Israel), or within 24 hours, or something broader?

We know that Jesus will spend the next three days in the tomb, or in “the lower parts of the earth,” (Ephesians 4:9)
Therefore, it would not seem possible for Him to meet the criminal in paradise within the next 24 hours.

This is a promise of salvation, and some sort of immediacy is involved.

Jesus’ death and burial…
Verses 44-56 tell the stories of Jesus’ death.

None of the gospels describe the actual process of crucifixion.
It was gory.
Ancient writings, and findings of archeologists, tell us it was intentionally gruesome. The purpose of the crucifixion was to discourage others from committing the same crimes as those who were slowly being tortured to death – a public humiliation of the one being crucified.

Just as God promised to remember His covenants throughout the Old Testament, even when His people forgot.
Just as God told Noah that He would remember His promise every time he saw a rainbow.
Just as God told the Israelites that He would remember to fulfill His promises to them as they wandered in the desert.

The criminal knows what it meant to ask God to remember… it is a powerful request.
Jesus responds with a powerful promise: “This day you will be with me in Paradise.”

This is the reality: King Jesus and Saving Jesus and Suffering Jesus are all the same. His royalty and His saving power depend on His death, even death on the cross.

Rev. Dr. Hubert S. Jáundoo
PhD, DD, Ma Min

Editor: Nina A. Kostecke

11/20/2022

No church service on November 20, 2022.
Stay warm and God bless!

11/13/2022

Sermon...
November 13, 2022 | Luke 21:5-19
Stone by Stone

There is a vital prophetic milestone in your Bible, recorded in more than thirty prophecies in the Old and New Testaments. It is central to our understanding of the troubled times immediately before Jesus Christ’s second coming.

This mysterious event is called the Day of the Lord.
It will affect everyone on planet earth.
It will be a time of war, disease, famine, and widespread death… on a scale unlike anything our world has yet seen.

These cosmic disturbances and earthquakes introduce the day of judgement on all nations.
Almighty God will intervene powerfully in world affairs as never before. He will deliver judgement on rebellious nations, and He will even let those nations actively attempt to destroy one another in world conflict before they gather to oppose the returning Jesus Christ.

Luke 21:5-19; God rebuilds our temple…
Some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God.
Jesus said to them, “As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another, all will be thrown down.”

They ask Him, “Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?”

Jesus told the crowd to be on alert, not to be led astray by false prophets.
He also added,
“You will hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified.
Nations will rise up against nations.
Kingdom against kingdoms.
Great earthquakes in diverse places.
Famines and plagues will be prevailing.
Great signs from heaven.
You will be arrested and persecuted, put in prison.
You will be betrayed by your family, relatives, and friends… hated, even put to death.”

We may not like it, we may deny it, we may resist it – but the reality is, things are changing. Our world is changing, the church is changing, our lives are changing.

At times, changes are welcome, but there are days when changes bring loss or the fear of loss. Stories about diagnosis and death of a loved one, divorce, the business that failed…
Stories about the day you realized the life you were living was not the life you wanted, the day someone confronted you with your addictions, dreams and hopes that never came through.

These are the days when the temples of our life and world fall.
It is not just our individual temples.
Schools – enrollment and income are down.
Our church is not the way you remembered it growing up.

As a country, the temple of our economic system is in ruins.
We can no longer count on investments that will grow yearly.
The job market is unstable, globally.
Yes! We read of wars, plagues, famines, nations, kingdoms, even religion against religion.
Security, peace, and diplomacy have given way to fear, violence, and terrorism. Temples are falling everywhere.

We all have temples.
Some have been given to us, others we have built for ourselves.
Sometimes our temples are people, places, values, beliefs, institutions, dreams…
Regardless, they are the things that we think structure and order our lives, give meaning and identity, provide security and stability.
At least we think they do, until they fall.

In today’s gospel, some were speaking about the temple, its beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God. It is what structured their community, it gave identity and meaning, it was the center of Jewish life.
Jesus looks at it and says, “The day will come when not one stone will be left upon another.”
Jesus is speaking about more than just the physical temple in Jerusalem.

The Jerusalem temple includes every temple you and I have.

So, what do we do on the day our temple falls?

Change has a way of pushing us into the future. Many people will begin looking for signs about the future.
What will happen now?
What do I do?
How do I get through this?

If we are not careful, we will soon be living in a future we do not yet have.
When Jesus describes things that will happen, He is not asking us to speculate about the future. He is offering signs that call us to be faithful in the present.

Sometimes after our temples fall, we look for a scapegoat, someone to blame or even demonize.
We blame Moslems for violence in the world, and gay people for conflict within the church. Republicans and democrats blame each other as do conservatives and the liberals.
We look for someone, or a group, who does not think, act, or believe like we do.
That is not Jesus’ response.

Jesus’ response is just the opposite.
“Be still, be quiet, do not be led astray.
Do not allow your life to be controlled or determined by fear.”
“Endure,” He says. “Be faithful, steadfast, persevere – here and now.”

Jesus is calling us to be present and faithful in whatever circumstances we find ourselves. If we cannot find God here, in our present situation, even in the midst of our temple ruins, we will find God nowhere.

The place of fallen temples is the place in which God, speaking through the prophet Isaiah, declares: “I am about to create new heavens and new earth, the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. Be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating…” (Isaiah 65:17-19)

Endurance, perseverance, and stability are the ways in which we offer God our fallen stones of our temples.
Stone by stone, God rebuilds our life.
Stone by stone, God restores the original beauty of our life and world.
Stone by stone, a new temple arises from the rubble.
Stone by stone, we become the temple of God.
We no longer have temples. We no longer need them.
We are the temple.
That is the story that needs to be told.
That is our opportunity to testify.

Luke 21:5-19;
Luke wrote this gospel a decade or more after the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 70 A.D.
To gain an appreciation of the impact that those events must have had on the early church, we have only to remember September 11, 2001.
What if all of New York City had been destroyed instead of just two buildings? Even a decade afterwards, it would be fresh in our minds as a turning point in our history.

God reserves especially harsh judgement for those who hide behind a façade of empty religious practice.
Even the finest religious buildings have no value unless people faithfully do God’s will.
Our cities are cluttered with once magnificent but now nearly empty church buildings whose congregations failed their great commission, failed to reach out with the gospel, failed to love their neighbors and to serve their community.

Even our most magnificent works, even those that seem most enduring, are but for a moment.

Luke 21:7-8; When? What sign…?
“Teacher, when will these things be…?”

Faced with any disaster, we ask, “When?”
“What should we watch for? How will we know?”
“How can we prepare? What can we do?”
“How can we escape?”

Verses 9-11; Jesus gives the disciples three signs for which the disciples can watch:
False prophets (elected leaders…)
Political chaos (republicans and democrats…)
Natural disasters (Hurricane Ian, Katrina, Andrew…)

Verse 8; Do not be led astray.
The destruction of Jerusalem will be brought about by people following false leaders. Zealots will lead an insurrection against the Romans, a fatal move. Rome will destroy them.

Luke, in the book of Acts, records three instances of false leaders/prophets.
Theudas led four hundred followers to a disastrous insurrection. (Acts 5:36)
Judas the Galilean did likewise. (Act 5:37)
An unnamed Egyptian led four thousand followers to insurrection. (Acts 21:38)

Our nation has no dearth of false prophets, both religious and political.
Some claim to know when the world will end.
Others predict disasters.
Some are demagogues, preying on our fears.

Others promote a prosperity gospel – “believe and grow rich.”
Some promote secular materialism – a gospel of stocks and bonds, real estate and quick-rich schemes… as if money were the answer.
Others promote hedonism, such as “The Pl***oy Philosophy,” as if pleasure were the answer; fitness, as if health is the answer.
All will ultimately fail us, some disastrously.

Luke 21:9-11; Terrors and great signs from heaven.
Verse 9 warns of wars and disturbances, nation against nation, kingdom against kingdom.
Events might seem catastrophic, but we need not fear that God has quit the field. His divine plan will ultimately prevail.

Prophecies are being fulfilled each day:
Preachers/disciples will be arrested… (Acts 4:3; 5:17; 12:1-5)
Persecution of Christians… (Acts 7:52; 8:3; 12:1-2)
Problems with synagogues/churches… (Acts 6:9; 18:4-7; 22:19)
Problems with governors… (Acts 12:1; 23:24; 26:2)

“Arrest you” literally means, or is translated as, “Lay their hands on you.”
“Delivering you up” literally means “betrayed or handed over.”
“Earthquake” freed Paul and Silas while being “imprisoned.” (Acts 16:16-40)
“Martyrdom;” Stephen preached while being stoned to “death.” (Acts 7)

In western nations, few of us have suffered for our faith, but we should not imagine that it could not happen.
Fundamentalist Muslims are determined to impose their faith worldwide and have proven willing to use violence to do so.

- Connections with Creation -

As we near the end of the church year, we turn to the end times.

The ecological crisis we face makes the end of all things all too plausible within our collective imagination.

Theologically speaking, God comes to judge.

It may be surprising to hear creation cheering God’s coming judgement in Psalm 98; “The seas roar, the floods clap their hands, and the hills sing.”

Why is all the earth so excited for God’s judgement?
Maybe nature is calling us to reorient our lives towards harmony/peace and sustainability.

For our relationship to creation to be changed, our lives will be redirected. God’s judgement comes as transforming mercy.

Think on these…
Russia is at “war” with Ukraine.
Israel is at “war” with Palestine.
China is threatening Vietnam.
North Korea is waging “war” with South. ETC. ETC. ETC.

None of these countries like the United States of America.

Weather threats; hurricanes:
Ian (Category 4; 155 mph; 9/23 through 10/2/22)
Sam (Category 4; 155 mph; 9/22 through 10/7/21)
Larry (Category 3; 125 mph; 8/31 through 9/12/21)
Ida (Category 4; 150 mph; 8/26 through 9/5/21)
Elsa (Category 1; 85 mph; 6/30 through 7/10/21)
Katrina (Category 5; 175 mph; 8/23 through 8/31/05)
Andrew (Category 5; 175 mph; 8/16 through 8/29/92)

Loss of homes in the billions, lives in the thousands.

Rev. Dr. Hubert S. Jáundoo
PhD, DD, Ma Min

Editor: Nina A. Kostecke

11/13/2022

No church service today, November 13th.
Stay warm out there!!!

11/11/2022

Honor Our Military Veterans
November 11, 2022

Once again, Veterans Day is upon us, and thus we are afforded the opportunity to proudly and gratefully recognize the hardships and sacrifices demanded from, and faithfully accepted by, the millions of men and women who have defended our land in war and peace.

It is a day to review memories of past honor and extraordinary sacrifice.

Veterans Day is also a reminder that we have an obligation to safeguard the precious legacy of our founding fathers - a legacy of freedom, justice, and liberty.

For more than 220 years, our military has provided a bastion against our enemies. In that time, our world has changed, and our armed forces have changed with it… but the valor, dignity and courage of the men and women in uniform remain the same.

From Valley Forge to Vietnam, from San Juan Hill to Desert Storm, the fighting spirit of the American soldier permeates the history of our nation.

Veterans Day commemorates the courage and patriotism of all America’s veterans who have contributed so much to the cause of world peace and the preservation of our way of life.

Veterans are the very embodiment of America itself. They reflect the diversity of strength, the core of our nation.

Veterans are white and they are black - they are of every race and ethnic heritage. They are men and they are women.

They are Christians, they are Muslims, they are Jews.

They are your neighbor next door, the merchant at the mall and the police officer on the corner.

They are doctors and farmers, factory workers and schoolteachers.

Most of these veterans are unsung heroes, ordinary citizens who did their duty. Their deeds have never been chronicled.

America will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.

What we remember and honor on Veterans Day are those brave men and women who believed so much in the idea and were so possessed by the sense of duty and honor that they were willing to risk death for it.

Freedom is America’s heart. It is central to our being, not only because it is practical and beneficial, but because it is morally just and right.

Those of you who have seen the dead and the wounded, the mud and the misery, the suffering and the sacrifice of war, and those who have given loved ones in mortal conflict, know full well that democracy can extract a very harsh payment on those who share in its bounty.

Freedom is never free.

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must... undergo the fatigue of supporting it... what we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly.” -Thomas Paine

Experience is both the best and most expensive teacher.

We may not be the world’s policeman but let us never forget the fundamental lesson of this century, which is that problems abroad, if left unattended, will all too often come home to America.

We have a responsibility to use and defend our own freedom, and to help others who share our passion for liberty, peace, and the blessings of a normal Godly life.

America is all there is, there’s nobody else in the world looking out for our interest and the interest of world peace.

We must, therefore, keep our arms ready and our alliances strong, because challenges of the future won’t be any easier than those of the past.

“Let every nation known, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay the price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe… to assure the survival and success of liberty.” -John F. Kennedy

Our duty today is clear, for there are many who need us. Yet, even as America remembers Veterans Day, there are veterans who do seem forgotten.

Yes, some of these very ones who survived the atrocities of Bataan; stormed the beaches of Guadalcanal and Normandy; and fought in other campaigns of World War II.

Since then, their numbers have swelled from those who fought in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia and in numerous other conflicts.

There are veterans who have lost family and friends and who fare a lonely future. Many are homeless and in need of medical care.

They struggle with war related disabilities.

They also struggle with bureaucratic red tape to get the benefits and health care they need.

Throughout history, America’s veterans have served and served well. They saw democracy challenged and they defended it.

They saw civilization threatened and they rescued it. They saw our rights endangered and they sought to restore them.

We must, therefore, honor and care for those who distinguished their lives in defense of freedom.

Wherever we are on Veterans Day, we can do no less than pause for one small moment to reflect upon the more than one million heroes who did not return to us, those who gave the last full measure of devotion.

We must also remember MIAs. They are missing in action, but they are not missing in our hearts. They are missing from our lives, but not from our thoughts and prayers.

Let us close no books, write no last chapters, reach no final conclusion until every serviceman and woman still missing in Southeast Asia return home.

Those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States are our nations guardians who protect and defend the sacred traditions entrusted to us by our Constitution.

Never has so much been owed by so many to so few.

Stand up America and cheer them.

Stand up America and honor our veterans.

God bless...

Rev. Dr. Hubert S. Jáundoo,
United States Air Force, Retired

Editor: Nina A. Kostecke

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