WHEN ARE BENCHES MUCH MORE THAN BENCHES, flag poles more than just flag poles?
Drake Snell, pastor at Lake Sarah Lutheran Church in Garvin, said at his Sunday blessing at Wheels Across the Prairie Heritage Center that the flags that flutter in the ever-present wind signify a time to pause and reflect on the service and sacrifice that our veterans and their families gave. And the new benches can be used as a tool of sorts to remember as we pause and take time to remember those who fought for our freedoms as the country celebrates 250 years.
“I was also reminded as I walked through the heritage center that is it important to recount how God has worked in our lives and in a nation of people,” said Snell. “The benches, as I saw them, reminded me that it is important for one generation to sit down with the next generation to recount what has happened.”
