Two years ago on this date, a very dear friend of mine passed away. During his forty-two years of life, he made friends wherever he went, traveling to 43 countries and 47 US states, he was a man rich in faith, in ideas, and in compassion for others. I hope the entire world will remember him with love, as I most certainly will remember him.
Great women and men live and die every day, doing marvelous deeds and making a difference in our world. So many of them are never acknowledged. That's not why they care - why they give back so much, but it would be nice if they could be remembered.
In Ecclesiasticus (called Sirach in some Bibles) it speaks of our ancestors in chapter 44 and says of them "Some of them have left behind a name, so that others declare their praise. But of others there is no memory; they have perished as though they had never existed; they have become as though they had never been born, they and their children after them. But these also were godly men, whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten; Their offspring will continue for ever, and their glory will never be blotted out. Their bodies are buried in peace, but their name lives on generation after generation."
Say the names of those we know. Say Wilson, Teddy, Bill, Mary, Fay, Richard Jonathan, Eddie, Cindy, and Brian. Say the names of the others too. Think about all who have made a difference. Hold in your mind the good memories of all who worked for good. Of the ones we don't know and have never heard about, be aware that good women and man are always among us, and their hard work helped make a better world.
Pause for a moment today and help me remember my friend, and I will remember yours. Please feel free to add names and positive memories in the comments section below.
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