Today's Thought - May

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May 30

The sweet remembrance of the just
Shall flourish when he sleeps in dust.

~Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady

Memorial Day is a time for solemn reflection on those who gave the ultimate gift—life itself—for our freedom. Depending on our own or our loved ones’ wartime experiences, this day comes and goes with much or little observance.

Recovering adult children can find meaning in this day by thinking of those who have gone before them—both those who died without knowing that recovery was possible and those who paid dearly for the opportunities we now have. The meetings we attend were started somewhere by someone who was, no doubt, hesitant and uncertain. The first people who identified themselves as adult children and struggled to tell their story may or may not still be alive. Most certainly they are little remembered, if they were ever known at all.

We have many blessings available to us today because someone was willing to pay the price yesterday. Let us gratefully remember those who cleared the path that we now walk.

Today, I feel at one with all adult children. I am grateful for the opportunities they created for me.

Today's reading is from the book Days of Healing, Days of Joy: Daily Meditations for Adult Children*