A Poem a Day

God Bless Those Who Work the Mines

God forgive us for neglecting to pray
For those who work in the mines each day.
It is for our country and our comfort they toil
While we are at home on more solid soil.

We are forgetful of them when things go well
And there is no tragedy of which to tell
But instead we let them go their way
Without thinking of them or remembering to pray.

We know that this is a dangerous task
And someone is needed to do it
Remind us to join the ranks of family and friends
Who daily pray to God to see them through it.

God bless the families who wait at home
And who delight when they see their husband's face,
Those who joy at that car in the drive
And the sweetness of their daddy's embrace.

God bless the men who work in the mines
And keep them safe as they go about their task
And we will be eternally grateful
As our prayer in Jesus Name we ask.

Thena