Thoughts on 9/11
On Monday there were people fighting
against praying in schools.
On Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to find a school where someone was not praying.
On Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to find a school where someone was not praying.
On Monday there were people who were
trying to separate each other by race, sex, color and creed.
On Tuesday they were all holding hands.
On Tuesday they were all holding hands.
On Monday we thought that we were
secure.
On Tuesday we learned better.
On Tuesday we learned better.
On Monday we were talking about
heroes as being athletes.
On Tuesday we re-learned what hero meant.
On Tuesday we re-learned what hero meant.
On Monday people went to work at the
world trade centers as usual.
On Tuesday they died.
On Tuesday they died.
On Monday people were fighting the
10 commandments on government property.
On Tuesday the same people all said ‘God help us all’ while thinking ‘Thou shall not kill.’
On Tuesday the same people all said ‘God help us all’ while thinking ‘Thou shall not kill.’
On Monday people argued with their
kids about picking up their room.
On Tuesday the same people could not get home fast enough to hug their kids.
On Tuesday the same people could not get home fast enough to hug their kids.
On Monday people picked up McDonalds
for dinner.
On Tuesday they stayed home.
On Tuesday they stayed home.
On Monday people were upset that
their dry cleaning was not ready on time.
On Tuesday they were lining up to give blood for the dying.
On Tuesday they were lining up to give blood for the dying.
On Monday politicians argued about
budget surpluses.
On Tuesday grief-stricken they sang ‘God Bless America.’
On Tuesday grief-stricken they sang ‘God Bless America.’
On Monday we worried about the
traffic and getting to work late.
On Tuesday we worried about a plane crashing into your house or place of business.
On Tuesday we worried about a plane crashing into your house or place of business.
On Monday we were irritated that our
rebate checks had not arrived.
On Tuesday we saw people celebrating people dying in the USA.
On Tuesday we saw people celebrating people dying in the USA.
On Monday some children had solid
families.
On Tuesday they were orphans.
On Tuesday they were orphans.
On Monday the president was going to
Florida to read to children.
On Tuesday he returned to Washington to protect our children.
On Tuesday he returned to Washington to protect our children.
On Monday we emailed jokes.
On Tuesday we did not.
On Tuesday we did not.
It is sadly ironic how it takes
horrific events to place things into perspective, but it has. The lessons
learned this week, the things we have taken for granted, the things that have
been forgotten or overlooked, hopefully will never be forgotten again.
On Monday – pray and be thankful
On Tuesday – pray and be thankful
On Wednesday – pray and be thankful
On Thursday – pray and be thankful
On Friday – pray and be thankful
On Saturday – pray and be thankful
On Sunday – pray and be thankful
On Tuesday – pray and be thankful
On Wednesday – pray and be thankful
On Thursday – pray and be thankful
On Friday – pray and be thankful
On Saturday – pray and be thankful
On Sunday – pray and be thankful