As an Anglican minister, on Remembrance Sunday I welcome just under 100 people from our community through our church doors for a short service, including members of the local cubs and scout troops.
After the service, around 200 gather for a simple act of remembrance around our local war memorial, where head teachers, local business owners, and community members stand shoulder to shoulder to keep two minutes of silence, to honour those who gave their lives that we might live.
During the act of remembrance that takes place around that memorial, and perhaps thousands like it around the country, thousands of people join in the response: “we will remember them.” And this got me thinking, how will we remember them?
Everyone has faith – what makes ours different?
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