Today is the feast day of my patron saint, St. Martin of Tours. As someone raised secular who gradually turned to the faith, I find the story of a soldier turned bishop compelling.
It is also Veterans Day, and the weather was quite nice. The usual dozen people showed up at Memorial Park and this year I managed to play "Taps" without cracking a note.
I am not yet ready to retire from the military, but I already sense that this phase of my life is passing away. I no longer think of my next promotion or next project, instead being content to help sustain the mission and contemplate what happens next.
One thing I am increasingly aware of is spiritual warfare. I think that may be my next calling, but we shall see. Certainly St. Martin did more good as a defender of the faith than he did as a Roman cavalryman.
Chateau Lloyd 
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