Remember the Alamo?

Remember the Alamo? I saw a replica in the John Wayne movie when I was only 11. Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to see the real Alamo several times. Historians realize its importance and make it a point to remember.

Nearby Poverty Point is an Indian Mounds UNESCO Heritage site. It might surprise you to know that the Epps attraction beat out the Alamo. UNESCO officially designated Poverty Point as a historic site before recognizing the Alamo. Tourists from around the world travel here to Epps, Louisiana to see the Indian mounds. Archeologists believe it may be one of the oldest sites in North America.

America’s older generation remembers the Alamo and its hero Davy Crockett. Baby Boomers still travel to San Antonio; tour the Alamo and purchase souvenirs from the inside gift shop. Youngsters reluctantly tag along and tease for tickets to SeaWorld amusement park. Today’s generation is too young to remember the Alamo.

You say you do remember the Alamo? Good for you. I hope the lives sacrificed for freedom there will never be forgotten.

Freedom from sin isn’t free. Jesus sacrificed his sinless life for you and me.

Do I remember?

“And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, ‘This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.’ Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you (Luke 22:19-20 KJV).”

Remember the cross.