Between the years of 1861-1865,
over 620,000 Americans died from gunshot, disease,
or sickness in the bloodiest battles of our nation’s history- the Civil War.
Through the instrument of prejudice, fear,
and hate, a different battle rages on to this day.
But in Christ, we are all one people
united in our commitment to God and each other
because it is He who first loved us…