we ve seen this emotional touching tribute. this service for bob dole. some unforgettable memorial eulogies, president biden saying that senator dole had courage, grit, goodness and grace through his years of service in the military. in congress, to his friends and his family, adding that in their 25 years of service together in the senate, they disagreed but were never disagreeable to each other. at one point ad libbing, god, i loved the guy. senator dole s casket will be driven to the memorial he helped create, open to the public, to hear tributes to come from joint chief chairmans mark milley who escorted elizabeth dole, tom hanks, of course, the actor from saving private ryan and a supporter of the world war ii memorial and producer of band of brothers. and our own savannah guthrie, a close friend of the dole family
as i make the final walk of my life s journey, i do so without fear because i know that i will again not be walking alone. i know that god will be walking with me. i always confess that i m a bit curious to learn if i am correct in thinking that heaven will look a lot like kansas. and to see, like others who have gone before me, if i will still be able to vote in chicago. [ laughter ] i have one request for all of you since it was dedicated in
and the blessing of god al mighty the father, the son and the holy spirit be on you and in you, this day and forever more. amen. let us go forth in the name of christ. thanks be to god.
earthly tent that we live in is destroyed, praise god, we have a building not made with hands. eternal in the heavens. he knew that. he knew there was light in the valley of shadows. you cannot have shadows without light to project the shadow. and he could say with the salter in the 27th psalm, the lord is my light and my salvation, whom then shall i fear? he served a savior who said i am the light of the world. there was one other thing he
heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. the second is this you shall love your neighbor as yourself. there is no other commandment greater than these. love is patient. love is kind. it does not envy. it does not boast. it is not proud. it is not rude. it is not self seeking. it is not easily angered. it keeps no record of wrongs. love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. he who does not love does not know god, for god is love. the word of the lord. thanks be to god.