<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367185" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Hallmarks Of The Hero</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">From ancient times, each hero stood<br>Against each evil foe<br>And for the good did what he should, <br>Heroic deeds to show...<br>The humble hero knew his place, <br>To sacrifice his all, <br>Perhaps to save the human race<br>Or teach God's truth like Paul...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">From time-to-time, their tales are told, <br>Like stories, nothing more, <br>Like parables, though good as gold, <br>We might choose to ignore...<br>We were not there, not witness to<br>Their strength and bravery, <br>Yet credit where credit is due, <br>Meant for posterity...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Initiative is borne of faith, <br>Directing every thought, <br>Is there someone I'm meant to save? <br>Some battle to be fought? <br>Is there a maiden in distress? <br>Some Princess I'm to love? <br>Some King that I must yet impress? <br>Or challenge rise above? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Perseverance has helped them, too, <br>How else could they endure? <br>To keep in mind that point of view<br>That helps them suffer more...<br>For sacrifice is everywhere, <br>As every parent learns...<br>But what are heroes without prayer, <br>If God above each spurns? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Thus heroes have a right to choose, <br>Freewill determines fate, <br>Another fight to win or lose, <br>The victor thought as great...<br>Consider every hero known<br>And all they sacrificed...<br>Of all of these, one stands alone...<br>Our Saviour, Jesus Christ...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Denis Martindale, copyright, February 2012.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We can hear the word of the Lord on <br>Revelation TV on UK Sky Digital 581<br>as well as the WATCH NOW link on <br>the revelationtv-dot-com website...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Denis+Martindale">Denis Martindale</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367185" data-title="Hallmarks Of The Hero de Denis Martindale" data-description="From ancient times, each hero stood Against each evil foe And for the good did what he should, Heroic deeds to show... The humble hero knew his place, To sacrifice his all, Perhaps to save the human race Or teach God's truth like Paul... From ..."></div> </div> </div>

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