Nous Resterons La

 Nous Resterons La

“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God – having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people” -2 Timothy 3:1-5.

When you contemplate these scriptures,does any of these prophecies relate to where we are in 2022?

As servant leaders, we can influence others for good, it is important for us to pause and see if we have been hijacked by the darkness that surrounds us.

During the crepuscular hours of July 15, 1918, the German army began crossing the Marne River in assault boats. Allied forces having already endured more than 3 hours of heavy artillery bombardment were exhausted and on the brink of being beaten. Major General Joseph Dickman, Commander 3rd Infantry Division, could be heard shouting in French - “Nous resterons la! 

“We stand here!”

While the rest of the 3rd Division was pushed back, the 38th Infantry Regiment under the command of Col. Ulysses G. McAlexander held their position. Their stubbornness would earn the Regiment an enduring nickname – the Rock of the Marne.

Greenfield is not a bad place but we can do better. This world is on loan to us for a very short period. Our stewardship with a mindfulness of a future without us but rather a future for generations to come is the most important task that we have.

I believe, as a servant leader, that through representative leadership, our community can evolve. We must listen to our constituents and borrow their ideas going forward.

It is the free flow of ideas, the give and take, that allows problems to be solved, progress to be made, excitement for opportunities to grow and for a community to come together – “We stand here!”

Will you take a stand? A stand against government as usual? 

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