Thankful for the Day

Good day, my blog readers from near and far. 

I want to thank you for lending me your ear thus far. 

As I told you when this blog I did start

I write what I feel; I write from the heart.

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"The Nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.” President Coolidge. I wrote the  poem below in honor of Veterans' Day. 

Thankful to have a nest in which to dream

With no blackened walls

A pleasure indeed, I deem

Thankful to the God of heaven

Who made it so

Possible for able-bodied men and women

Down through the ages to go

To the front lines during many a war

Because they deemed our country 

Worth fighting for.

Thankful to all veterans alive and gone

Hats off to you all for keeping us free

In this land that we call home!

God bless you all and may we remember your sacrifice

Whether loss of limb or loss of life

Or loss of family and/or peace of mind

Here's hoping a grateful people

You will always find!

(Written upon seeing the naked hatred and division among ordinary citizens during and after the 2016 presidential election.)

Points(s) for Pondering:

1. How, if at all, does this title fit this blog message today? Be specific. Yesterday's title is highlighted in blue below. The poem, itself, answers the question posed above.

Let it not be said that they

"Loved hating so well

And that is the reason the nation fell."

Would the time were here when all men were mindful of one another 

And each ethnicity treated the other as a brother.

Still, I am thankful for each day that the Lord allows me to live

For it is another day that I can share the love that, to me 

He so freely did give.

"Be thankful for the love that has come your way and give some of it away today." Who did you entertain yesterday, unawares?