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THE FORGOTTEN

June 5, 2011 by Ken Blue 9 Comments

By Ken Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loneliness enshrouds me, as I sit all alone.
I’m one of the forgotten, in what’s called a rest home.

There are others around me in this den of gloom.
It’s called a rest home where the living are entomb.

We never receive a card, a pictures, or flowers.
A television plays to while away the hours.

It’s a bedpan, a bath, and pills to make us sleep.
We turn to the wall so no one will see us weep.

Every day’s the same, with no family or friends.
We are the forgotten ones, waiting for the end.

Jesus calls you to visit in their rest home den.
Take a card or flowers, and listen as a friend.

You are the sunshine, for those who are alone.
Pray for the forgotten, confined to a rest home.

Ken Blue

Pastor Ken Blue was born in Boswell, Ark. In 1955 he accepted Christ as his Savior. He and his wife Joyce were married in 1955. They have 5 children. He graduated from Midwestern Baptist Bible College in 1969 and started the Open Door Baptist Church in Lynnwood, Wa. where he pastored for 39 years. Because of health issues (ALS) he was forced to resign as pastor. It is his desire to continue to be used of God to help pastors and believers through this ministry.

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About Ken Blue

Pastor Ken Blue was born in Boswell, Ark. In 1955 he accepted Christ as his Savior. He and his wife Joyce were married in 1955. They have 5 children. He graduated from Midwestern Baptist Bible College in 1969 and started the Open Door Baptist Church in Lynnwood, Wa. where he pastored for 39 years. Because of health issues (ALS) he was forced to resign as pastor. It is his desire to continue to be used of God to help pastors and believers through this ministry.

Comments

  1. Lynne Hall says

    June 5, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    You have said it all, and so well!

  2. Ken Blue says

    June 5, 2011 at 4:47 pm

    THANK YOU LYNNE
    WE LOVE YOU ALL

  3. bro mitchell says

    June 6, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    Hi pastor Blue,

    Thank you for reminding us to be sensitive to those that society at large forgets.

  4. Stephanie Deyo says

    June 8, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    somebody got some gravy? I’m about to eat this up, it’s so good!

  5. Chuck Hanson says

    June 9, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    As one who has worked in long-term care, I can relate to the truth of this. A lot of family CEO visits…You know, the “Christmas-Easter-Only” family members. Kind of like the Church in a way…

    Thanks Pastor Blue for the good reminder!

  6. Ken Blue says

    June 9, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    Thanks, Chuck

  7. Chase smith says

    June 14, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    That is so true pastor blue. I feel that the nursing home ministry is one of the most important ways that we can serve God. Thaks for your continued service, and desire to teach us!

  8. Ken Blue says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:28 pm

    God bless you my brother

  9. Jim Seaman says

    July 23, 2011 at 8:42 am

    Pastor, this poem says it all. How easy it is for good people to “forget” the “forgotten”. Thank you for reminding all of us about those who have been left alone, abandoned, put away and forgotten.

    I want you to know that I have printed this out for our friend, Brother Don O’Brian. Brother Don has not forgotten those in nursing homes. He preaches to them on Sundays and visits them during the week, here in Moses Lake.

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