It was the beginning of...
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It was the beginning of the end of Nazi totalitarianism in Europe, ushered in on D-Day with nights and days of prayer. On June 6, 1944, the New York Daily News replaced all its lead articles with the Lord's Prayer. Lord & Taylor did not bother to open its doors. The company president explained that all 3,000 employees were being sent home to pray. "We have closed our doors because we know our employees and customers who have loved ones in battle will want to give this day to hopes and prayers for their safety." King George VI of England, in a radio broadcast to the nation, said: "At this historic moment surely not one of us is too busy, too young, or too old to play a part in a nationwide, perchance a worldwide, vigil of prayer as the great crusade sets forth." Victory was coming, but not before much anxious waiting and fitful praying against an enemy that had proven to be so ruthless. This was not unlike the centuries of longing of the people of God in Old Testament times, who endured ruthless enemies while awaiting the Messiah. Little did they expect in answer to their prayers that God would invade the world on a D-Day, a delivery day in a stable in Bethlehem with a baby who would champion for all people the divine battle against the ruthless enemies of sin and death. (Source: D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II, Stephen E. Ambrose, 1994, pp. 492-493, 502)
-- Molldrem
-- Molldrem
