SBT Cosford Air Show Special

Have Faith
for service men and women. It is the most memorable passage
in my own bible,
With Pablo
Never in the Field of human conflict...
Probably the most memorable words of the second world war
was that by Winston Churchill “Never in the field of human
conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few”. We
all owe our very freedom today by the courage of those who
defended our skies all those years ago. It is sad to know that
there are only a couple of those brave survivors still alive today.
We have been told the stories of those brave individuals so
many times, how they were on the very brink of defeat yet
somehow found the courage to keep fighting knowing that
everytime you take to the air could be your last,
But courage is still a virtue which is we all need to find during
our lives. Even to the point where personal sacrifice is required.
Maybe not to the point of giving our lives but sacrifices
nevertheless.
I see the battle that many veterans face within themselves
almost every day which can be every bit as devastating as the
battlefield. Indeed it is a battlefield in the mind. Thankfully
there is help out there and this battle is becoming more and
more recognised but overwhelming fear is often the sword that
will strike at the heart making recovery such a difficult task. I
often wonder to myself would the bible provide a way to shield
from the sword.
I am a big believer in respecting an individuals own beliefs and
would never dream of ramming my own thought, beliefs and
faith on to others but I also like to share the things that helped
me back from my own brink of defeat some years ago. The
bible was only one way but it is one that still guides me to this
day withreally good advice and inspiration.
Looking at our Armed Forces over the past 18 years, that same
fear and sacrifice has been played out again and again with so
many losing their lives in the name of peace. Coming to the
RAF Cosford Air Show this year will be a reminder of those
words by Churchill and by St John not only by those past but
also those serving and those yet to serve,
So I would like to finish with a small pieceof the bible which
could somehow give a little strength in where ever our forces
go in the hope that they all come home together and in peace.
It also goes out to anyone who is experiencing any hardship in
their lives no matter what.
‘God is our refuge and strength, a very
present help in trouble.’ Psalms 46:1
If you would like to read more of my reflections then please do
contact me at info@sandbagtimes.com for a free digital copy of
‘Have Faith’
Take care and God Bless
Pablo
This is a type of courage I can’t image despite my own military
career, yet this is something that lives in us all, the difference
being we will never be in that position where it is required.
When I think of the courage, I always think of the meaning in
a very simple way. The presence of fear yet the will to go on. To
me that is it in a nut shell.
But I also cant help thinking of that one passage in the bible that
becomes what every serviceman is all about. ‘Greater love has
no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends’ John
15:13. It almost feels like that one passage was actually written
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