Passage of the Day - May 12, 2011

Ecclesiastes 7:2

  ²It is better to go to a house of mourning
         Than to go to a house of feasting,
         Because that is the end of every man,
         And the living takes it to heart.

It’s no fun going to a depressing place, but it is often more beneficial.  We can celebrate our military victories with parades and fireworks, but a military funeral will teach us more about the gravity of war and the sacrifice our soldiers make and what the cost of heroism really is.  The same can be said for a military hospital with wounded soldiers.  You will have more fun at a parade, but you will be a better person after leaving a funeral.

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