Memorial Day: Honoring the Pain of the Past

This holiday focuses on the men and women of the armed forces who have lost their lives in battle.  We will honor that commitment of life, and also honor whatever there is in our own lives that needs to remain unforgotten.  As we remember our painful pasts, our losses, struggles—we can see them anew as a vehicles of learning, as shining examples or dire warnings, as things that strengthen and bring us to gratitude, to forgiveness, to release…but not forgetfulness.