I Want to Say Thanks
Every day when I awake, and dawn begins to glow,
I first of all, thank the Lord, I have somewhere to go.
My life it is not easy, due to choices I have made,
Some of them, they were made for me,
but for all a price I’ve paid.
I have struggled, fallen, failed and cried,
my tears are frequent and are plenty.
This life is not a choice one makes, I am broken, cold and empty.
But no matter all the things I’ve done,
the mistakes, the wrongs, the bad,
There is a beacon calling me, it offers Hope I’ve never had.
There is a very special place, where love is the balm that soothes,
Where welcome smiles, and laughter reigns,
and you can feel God move.
This place it fills an empty heart, and empty stomach too,
And there will never be a way, to say thank you for all they do.
The staff there knows us, every one and greets us all the same,
They are always there to welcome us,
they know our faces and our names.
In a town where we’re invisible, and we like it that way fine,
They always make us feel that we, are worthy of their time.
When we try so hard to express our thanks,
they always shrug and say,
It’s not to us to give your thanks, first God, then those who pray.
For all the people near and far, who support this team we love,
Thank you is just inadequate, for you are angels from above.
To all of you who help this team,
do the work they do with grace,
For the clothes, the food, the sandwiches,
behind each one is a face.
We don’t know who you all are, the same as you don’t know us,
But we thank you all, for all you do,
to make our world more just.
~anonymous
