Good Morning! It’s Thursday, February 27.
Well, it’s another “beautiful day in the neighborhood”. And that phrase from the theme song of a famous children’s TV show, leads us to recall that, on this day in 2003, Mr. Rogers died. His program on PBS ran for 33 years, from 1968 to 2001. For a generation of children, he was a teacher, an encourager, a friend. Mr. Rogers didn’t teach the alphabet, like Sesame Street - he taught about life.
Fred Rogers was an accomplished pianist, composer, writer, puppeteer, and he was an ordained minister. He saw his work as a ministry, sharing the concepts of forgiveness, understanding, tolerance, kindness. His career began the year that Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated, and continued through the terrorist attacks on 9/11. His gentle voice provided comfort and wisdom through turbulent, trying times. When he came through that door, put on his sweater, and laced up his tennis shoes - it seemed like everything was going to be alright.
And so today, during these trying times, here are some verses from the Gospel of Fred.
- Anyone who does anything to help a child, is a hero in my book.
- Teaching through example is as powerful as preaching a sermon.
- Listening is where love begins.
- The only thing that evil can’t stand is forgiveness.
- Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.
- Everyone is your neighbor.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
cindertex50@yahoo.com
