This is a weekend to reflect and remember.  To reflect on the freedom we are blessed to have in our country and to remember those who gave that “last full measure of devotion” to secure and protect that freedom.  Whether it was in battle or in peacetime, they are worthy of our gratitude and recognition.  But there is something else that we must not forget.  I was reminded of this last night as I was looking over a “This Day in History” article (something I enjoy doing!).  This reminder came from someone whom you probably wouldn’t write down in a list of patriots.  He was born in the late 1700’s to a minister and his wife.  He grew up to be a budding, then successful artist.  He dabbled in science as well, and after a family tragedy, he gave up his painting and dedicated himself to the development of a new means of rapid communication.  After much work and many setbacks, on May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sat in a room at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. and sent the first official telegraphic message to his assistant in Baltimore.  And with that, communication was revolutionized.  But what really caught my attention was the content of that first message.  It was a portion of Scripture found in Numbers 23:23 that proclaims the working of God on behalf of His people, “What hath God wrought!”  How fitting that phrase is on this Memorial Day weekend!  Yes, many have given their lives for our freedom, but only One is the source of that freedom – “What hath God wrought!”  Last weekend I was with my family celebrating a daughter’s birthday – “What hath God wrought!”  This past Tuesday, I was able to freely go to the polls and vote – “What hath God wrought!”  This Sunday, I will freely and openly worship and study with God’s people – “What hath God wrought!”  Thank you, Samuel Morse, for reminding me that “every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.”