Memorial Day cartoons

Jars & Trumpets

Memorial Day is that significant holiday in America where our veterans are remembered.  The Back Pew is where Memorial Day remembers a few soldiers from our Bibles with a full range of crayola colors.

Memorial Day—observed on the last Monday of May—carries layers of meaning, blending national remembrance with spiritual reflection. It’s not a biblical holiday, but we tie it to our faith through themes of sacrifice, honor, and eternal hope.

At its core, Memorial Day honors military members who died in service. Consider Jesus’ words in John 15:13: “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”

(1 Corinthians 15:55-57: “Where, O death, is your sting?”). Memorial Day graveside prayers or services often lean on this, offering comfort: those who died in faith aren’t lost, they’re with God. Revelation 21:4 gets quoted a lot—no more tears or death in the end.

Honoring the fallen fits biblical calls to “give honor to whom honor is due” (Romans 13:7). Churches might hold special services—hymns like “Amazing Grace,” flag ceremonies, or moments of silence. Some read names of local vets who died, tying it to community and remembrance, like Hebrews 11’s “hall of faith” vibe.

As Christians don’t just watch Memorial Day Parades —they participate. Some pray Psalm 23 at gravesides or quote Romans 13:7 (“give honor to whom honor is due”) in sermons. Parades aren’t in the Bible, but the act of remembering fits—Hebrews 11’s heroes of faith vibe. They’re not solemn like Good Friday; they’re louder, public, yet still point to hope beyond death—1 Thessalonians 4:13 stuff.