I was only fifteen, yet I clearly remember my mood going from lost and frightened to safe and calm. Can you imagine what a sermon like that meant to us at a time of fear and despair? To be told, in church, that if the military situation had changed, our source of inspiration had not: it was still to follow in the steps of Jesus and the New Testament. We were not lost. We still had a direction.
When Germany conquered France
In World War II,
A pastor reminded his flock
That the call had not changed.
Love your enemies.
Show kindness.
Forgive.
Obey the Gospel.
Trust God, today and every tomorrow.
Do not grasp for self-preservation,
But share with those who come.
That community saved thousands.
Thanks be to God.
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