A Form for That

Why would anyone ever submit to all the restrictions and oversight that comes with military service? It's just not right to the sensibilities of people who appreciate self-esteem and individualism. But then, individualism can mean isolation from others. It's very hard to live in community when we're isolated - and if we're not in community, how do we learn to love our neighbors as ourselves? 

Numbers 25:10-29:40; Jeremiah 1:1-2:3; Luke 7:1-10; Acts 5:1-11, 8:9-24

Pfc. Jennifer Reynolds fills out in processing paperwork on the back of Pfc. Enrique Baena at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, after their return from deployment in Iraq, December 6, 2011. Photo: JBLM PAO/Jim Bryant/NW Guardian, via Flickr.

Music: "National Emblem," Edwin E. Bagley, The United States Army Concert Band, Marches of America, Altissimo 2005. Music by the United States Army Bands is available at https://www.usarmyband.com/.  

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