PATRIOT GUARD

Mathew 26: 6 – 13


These are strange times we live in, and to be honest, I feel confused and amazed at the way we treat our armed forces, and those who have paid the ultimate price while in the service of this nation.
I hate to say this, but, there are people in this country that will protest, and say the most vile things at a fallen soldiers wake and funeral. I am also ashamed to say that one of the most vocal groups doing and saying these things are a group of people who claim to be Christian.
It's bad enough that the protesters dishonor the memory of the fallen hero, but it hurts the surviving family members to the core.
And the protesters are proud of their actions.
Thankfully there is a group started by veterans, who ride motorcycles, that form a shield around the funeral home and the cemetery to ensure that the family and friends of the fallen loved one, won't be disturbed by these misled yahoos.

6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper,
7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. "Why this waste?" they asked.
9 "This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor."
10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me.
11 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.
12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
13 I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her."

Okay. Maybe the disciples weren't a bunch of yahoos and protesters, but they were confused in their thinking about the actions of the woman with the jar of perfume.
She, like the Patriot Guard Riders do today, was honoring Jesus by preparing Jesus for his body for burial, as he was preparing to give the ultimate sacrifice for our salvation.
Jesus showed the importance of paying tribute. He said that she would be remembered for years to come. The disciples were indignant, and thought her actions were wasteful, but Jesus called it a good work that would be honored.

The Patriot Guard Riders do good and honorable works that will be remembered by many people. If you see a biker with a Patriot Guard sticker on his bike, or helmet, take a minute and thank him/her for the service he/she provides.