Monday, January 16, 2006
A Word Fitly Spoken
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11
Huntsville resident and author Homer Hickam, Jr. (Rocket Boys, The Coalwood Way) spoke yesterday at the public memorial for the West Virginia coal miners killed in the recent explosion at the Sago Mine. His words "fitly spoken" will no doubt be cherished in the years to come by the family and friends of the fallen miners. The following is an excerpt:
"There are no better men than coal miners. The American economy rests on the back of our coal miners. We could not prosper without them."
"The people endure here as they always have, for they understand that God has determined that there is no joy greater than hard work. And that there is no water holier than the sweat off a man's brow."
