A few years ago, I had
the privilege of meeting
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the president of Latvia
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and speaking to
him just a few minutes
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before he stepped up
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before an immense crowd
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in the center of
that capital city.
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And they celebrated,
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what I learned was called
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the Great Deportation,
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but it was the celebration
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of their independence.
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But remembering,
half of their citizenry
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had been sent to Russia.
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It was a sobering moment
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to see the weeping women.
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For years, I've appreciated
a piece of Russian music
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celebrating the victory
of Alexander Nevsky of Kiev
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over the Teutonic Knights
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and the
celebration that's portrayed
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there as of triumph and glory
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and the people
redeemed from the oppressor.
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But unfortunately,
when we look at places
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like Ukraine and the
conflict now with mother Russia,
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probably that's not going to end
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so triumphantly.
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As always, we
need to look heavenward
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and realize that as
Revelation says, one day,
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that grand and
powerful celebration
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will take place.
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For Liberty Insider,
this is Lincoln Steed.
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