Noting the license plate
in the parking lot,
striking up a reverent
conversation,
talking to the customer
before me,
asking about her, her husband’s
story.
She is the widow of a Pearl
Harbor Survivor,
one who knew that horror,
that loss,
seeing the flames that fateful
day,
history changing course.
We talked about his
passing,
about the life they made
together
how he struggled at first
with the memories
what he went through in
the moment.
They lived a long life
together
many anniversaries,
children,
happy days, the American Dream,
before his recent passing
I said a heartfelt farewell,
“Thank you for your
service”,
for what he sacrificed,
what they endured,
for God and our country.
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November
10, 2021
Thank you for your service - 2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/11/thank-you-for-your-service-2.html
&
edited
November 11, 2014
Thank
you for your service – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/thank-you-for-your-service-v5.html
Veteran’s
Day
edited
May 25, 2014
Thank
you for your service – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/thank-you-for-your-service-v4.html
edited
May 24, 2014
Thank
you for your service – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/thank-you-for-your-service-v3.html
Edited
November 13, 2012
Thank
you for your service – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/thank-you-for-your-service-v2.html
November
11, 2012
Thank
you for your service
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/thank-you-for-your-service.html
Veterans’ Day
http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/
&
Worship Theme: Laity
Sunday
John 13:35
Mark 12:38-44
1 Kings 17:8-16
Call to Worship
Unison Prayer
Prayer
of Dedication
and
sermon – “Building a Caring Church”
by Richard Fleury
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
November
11, 2012
Laity
Sunday
Christ,
Faith, God, grace, love, calling, purpose, servant, Veteran’s Day, patriotism, Pearl
Harbor Survivor, Pearl Harbor, Thank you for your service,
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