Deus Misereatur

D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches by Stephen E. Ambrose My rating: 5 of 5 stars Ambrose does a delightful job wedding the reader's emotional engagement with historical events through his masterful storytelling of that fateful day in 1944. Not only does he supply the background material necessary to retain a sense of the preparations and intensity of operational tempo, but he also shows how even best laid plans can all go awry, since we are not master's of our own destinies....or landing zones! The author is a master storyteller. There were times when tears streamed down my cheeks as I read some of the episodes. There were other times I sat on the edge of my chair griping the book. I highly recommend the book for teenagers, younger and older adults, men and women. You will likely never let June 6 pass by thoughtlessly ever again. View all my reviews

From Psalm 2 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” O God, see how the peoples and nations of this world conspire and rage against your Son and his Lordship: through judication, legislation, execution of orders, shaming on the air waves, taunting and demonizing through social media and music, and in some places downright brutality and cruelty. See, O Lord; take note and come to the aid of your chosen ones. We long to see our own nation flourish as a just and lawful land. We long to see our neighborhoods, cities and State to show themselves to be the land of the free and the home of the brave. Hear our prayer, O Lord, and let our cry come to you ! He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify th...