Lessons from My World War II Heroes Part Three: Give Thanks
As I’ve read about the Dutch Resistance and the stories of other World War II heroes, something that has stood out to me is how thankful they were for the things we often take for granted. These were ordinary people who chose to take a stand against evil and help those in need, no matter the cost to themselves. They often ended up in prison and concentration camps for their stand. But something I notice again and again as I read these stories is that, even in the most terrible of places, they found things to be thankful for. In concentration camps where daily life consisted of hunger, sickness, forced labor, filth, cruelty, and confinement, they found things to be thankful for. And those who lived to see freedom were simply overwhelmed with gratitude for the simplest pleasures of life. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (whom you can learn more about here ) was a German pastor who became involved in the Resistance against Hitler and was eventually arrested, imprisoned, and exec...
