1.0United Reformed Churchrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xcOUHNKUqG"><a href="/remembrance-2022-the-light-shines-in-the-darkness/">Remembrance 2022: the light shines in the darkness</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/remembrance-2022-the-light-shines-in-the-darkness/embed/#?secret=xcOUHNKUqG" width="600" height="338" title="“Remembrance 2022: the light shines in the darkness” — United Reformed Church" data-secret="xcOUHNKUqG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> /wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Banner-Remembrance-solder-credit-Simon-Godfrey_Unsplash.png800600The Revd Jacob Bali, a United Reformed Church Special Category Minister, who served as a guard in the British Army’s Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, reflects on the season of Remembrance and how important it is that not only do we remember the past in order not to repeat its mistakes, but also the assurance we have in Christ.