Angela Grout, Author    

Service is a gift all are born with.

Service is an act all could give.

Service is an action served in many different ways.

Personal reflection honors the highest good.

Public reflection honors mankind in the highest.

Serving others is respectful.

Respectful of creation.

Respectful of life.

Respectful of death.

Serving nurtures, protects, guides, honors, respects, and above all teaches.

We serve as family, friends, and humans.

There are many that dedicate their life in public service.

They took action and followed through.

They honored an oath.

They have given their life, all of it.

Today especially, there is a call from the deepest part of our hearts.

To thank, to cherish, and to appreciate their dedication.

Being called to the line of duty is powerful.

Answering the call is courageous.

Serving the call is brave.

Be proud.

Be strong.

Be appreciated.