Who will be remembered after...
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Who will be remembered after death and for what? The author raises a song of praise for the adventures and creations of some of Israel's famous men. And rightly so. Societies of any value are built on the accomplishments of the kings, the poets, the loyal, the wise. But what other names might we remember, which can only be found by "reading between the lines?"
If we are to sing this song of praise, who would we include? We could remember those who worked patiently at difficult tasks and at lonely outposts. Women and children of bravery and fortitude would be praised. All the accumulation of small, kind, loving actions done for others would be highlighted. Those who lived lives of loving and peaceable order would be lauded as well. Many considered insignificant and even undesirable because of race or gender or creed would be named. What are the contents, the names included in our songs of praise?
--Hedahl
If we are to sing this song of praise, who would we include? We could remember those who worked patiently at difficult tasks and at lonely outposts. Women and children of bravery and fortitude would be praised. All the accumulation of small, kind, loving actions done for others would be highlighted. Those who lived lives of loving and peaceable order would be lauded as well. Many considered insignificant and even undesirable because of race or gender or creed would be named. What are the contents, the names included in our songs of praise?
--Hedahl
