Dunkirk and the Father's Protection | #1514
Lent, 1st Sunday (C) On May 10, 1940, the Nazi German Army invaded Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. By May 21, German forces had trapped the British, Belgian, and French field armies along the northern coast of France. The British withdrew to Dunkirk, the closest good port, in a desperate attempt to evacuate the army across the English Channel. German tanks and dive bombers were closing in.
Winston Churchill had just taken office. He was not known to be religious, but at the request of King George VI, a national day of prayer was declared in England. The people didn't really know exactly…
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