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Memorial Day began in 1860 as "Decoration Day", when citizens would decorate the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers, flags or wreaths. One of the earliest recorded of this Memorial was in 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina. The first official observance was on May 30, 1868, declared by General John A. Logan as the first official nationwide observance of Decoration Day. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a Federal Holiday and placed on the last Monday in May.

Although a Memorial Day is a national and secular holiday, the principle of remembering and honoring others sacrifices is also biblical.

John 15:13 says, "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends."

A sacrificial love is considered the greatest form of love. In Joshua 4:6-7, God instructed His people to build memorials to remember great acts of sacrifices and deliverance.

Let's honor those who gave their lives, pray for peace, and reflect on the greatest sacrifice of all for all, the LORD Jesus Christ's death on the cross.