It was a great privilege and honour to lead the ANZAC Day Commemoration Service with staff, volunteers and clients at Doveton today.Taking as our theme - "Celebrating the ANZAC Spirit!" - we met for a time of reflective worship that incorporated a special Remembrance Segment featuring the singing of the National Anthem, a Minute Silence, the Last Post and Reveille, and the reading of The Ode. As a personal tribute to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice through war-time service, we laid a wreath made especially for the occasion by staff.
A devotional thought based on the ANZAC Spirit of 'Mateship - Courage - Sacrifice' was shared, which drew out appropriate parallels from the Christian faith of "Friendship with God - Courage of Christ - God's Ultimate Sacrifice of Love", and challenged all present to live with this same GODLY Spirit.
An appropriate conclusion to a great afternoon was a time of fellowship with a cuppa and ANZAC biscuits. Yummy!
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13 (NIV)
