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Headlines in St. Paul Pioneer Press Sep 12: Beyond Belief Sep 13: The Search For Survivors, Suspects and Reasons Sep 14: Resolve Amid Grief Sep 15: Patriotism And Prayer Sep 16: We're At War |
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Topic: Hopi Prayer Comments: Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glint in the snow. I am the sunlight on the ripened grain. I am the autumn's gentle rain. When you awaken in the morning hush, I am the swift uplifting rush, Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry: I am not there, I did not die. Elaine Bonewell <elaibon@yahoo.com> 09/28/01 12:40 (EST) Topic: Innocent, Unsuspecting, Impressionable, Lucky and now very aware!  (Click the picture for a larger view) David 09/28/01 04:12 (EST) Topic: Patriotism Comments: Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 From: "Glynn Newman" Exactly two weeks after the horrors committed by terrorists in New York and Washington, D.C., I was seated in a Tuesday morning board meeting of the American Council on Education in our nation's capitol. I realized how the events of the preceding two weeks have fundamentally affected everyone's lives. The increased security and check-in time at DFW Airport and the long line of people waiting for taxis at Washington Dulles Airport (because Reagan Washington National Airport is still shut down) were only indicators of what was to come. During my early morning walk through the Georgetown neighborhood in Washington, I had seen American flags everywhere (like Dallas) but I also saw photographs of missing loved ones in several windows. At the ACE board meeting, college and university presidents and chancellors played down travel difficulties and instead talked about raising scholarship funds for the families of victims, plus firefighters and police officers who lost their lives on September 11. We talked about stopping international terrorism but also about maintaining the civil rights/due processes that are fundamental to our society. We talked about websites where colleges listed deceased or missing students, alumni and employees and we shared ideas on supporting students and employees who may be called up for military service. We also talked about the compelling need for a new vision of "global education" which would make all of us more understanding and compassionate for all people on this planet, even as law enforcement officials now are obtaining subpoenas to search our files on international students and specialized programs, like pilot training and technologies, which might help potential terrorists. We shared our concerns about instances of prejudice and racial profiling in our communities and potentially on our campuses. We realized how deeply everyone has been transformed and that none of us ever will be the same again. What does this all mean for the United States..... Clearly, these two weeks have changed America. We must recognize that no response to terrorism simply encourages it. But, if we do not understand the history and address the causes of those who commit to it, then their replacement by new believers is guaranteed. While we must seek out and punish those who perpetrated those deeds and those who provided them with assistance, we must act justly and with due process. If we allow ourselves to act like those who have attacked us, then they have won their battle. The psychological impact of September 11, 2001 will be as deep for us and our children as was the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor for our parents and grandparents. We must use this experience to help us become a more understanding, compassionate and empathetic people. Anything less will be an insult to our own humanity. I hope our response to what is required of us will be that which is cited in Micah 6:8: "Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your Creator". "Jennifer Denkhoff" David 09/26/01 15:50 (EST) Topic: Another Impressive Link Comments: This page will take a while to load but it is impressive - A Nation Mourns John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) I've seen humans lie and cheat Just give up, and accept defeat. I've seen the pain of true love lost, But can it measure to this cost? Two planes crashed for a cold man's fight, Forced off the path of their guided flight. This tragedy thought of only in lore, Because of a man who believes he leads a "Holy" war? Anger rages at the tragedy of this loss, People hoping to capture the terrorists boss. Fear struggling to surface to make a panic, For if this can happen, can something more tragic? But, now all we can do is hope and pray, That these cruel people can be stopped someday! David 09/25/01 22:50 (EST) Topic: Do It Again, Lord by: Max Lucado Comments: ? Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 14:14:40 -0500 From: D J ODell Dear Lord, We're still hoping we'll wake up. We're still hoping we'll open a sleepy eye and think, What a horrible dream. But we won't, will we, Father? What we saw was not a dream. Planes did gouge towers. Flames did consume our fortress. People did perish. It was no dream and, dear Father, we are sad. There is a ballet dancer who will no longer dance and a doctor who will no longer heal. A church has lost her priest, a classroom is minus a teacher. Cora ran a food pantry. Paige was a counselor and Dana, dearest Father, Dana was only three years old. (Who held her in those final moments?) We are sad, Father. For as the innocent are buried, our innocence is buried as well. We thought we were safe. Perhaps we should have known better. But we didn't. And so we come to you. We don't ask you for help; we beg you for it. We don't request it; we implore it. We know what you can do. We've read the accounts. We've pondered the stories and now we plead, Do it again, Lord. Do it again. Remember Joseph? You rescued him from the pit. You can do the same for us. Do it again, Lord. Remember the Hebrews in Egypt? You protected their children from the angel of death. We have children, too, Lord. Do it again. And Sarah? Remember her prayers? You heard them. Joshua? Remember his fears? You inspired him. The women at the tomb? You resurrected their hope. The doubts of Thomas? You took them away. Do it again, Lord. Do it again. You changed Daniel from a captive into a king's counselor. You took Peter the fisherman and made him Peter an apostle. Because of you, David went from leading sheep to leading armies. Do it again, Lord, for we need counselors today, Lord. We need apostles. We need leaders. Do it again, dear Lord. Most of all, do again what you did at Calvary. What we saw here on that Tuesday, you saw there on that Friday. Innocence slaughtered. Goodness murdered. Mothers weeping. Evil dancing. Just as the ash fell on our children, the darkness fell on your Son. Just as our towers were shattered, the very Tower of Eternity was pierced. And by dusk, heaven's sweetest song was silent, buried behind a rock. But you did not waver, O Lord. You did not waver. After three days in a dark hole, you rolled the rock and rumbled the earth and turned the darkest Friday into the brightest Sunday. Do it again, Lord. Grant us a September Easter. We thank you, dear Father, for these hours of unity. Disaster has done what discussion could not. Doctrinal fences have fallen. Republicans are standing with Democrats. Skin colors have been covered by the ash of burning buildings. We thank you for these hours of unity. And we thank you for these hours of prayer. The Enemy sought to bring us to our knees and succeeded. He had no idea, however, that we would kneel before you. And he has no idea what you can do. Let your mercy be upon our President, Vice President, and their families. Grant to those who lead us wisdom beyond their years and experience. Have mercy upon the souls who have departed and the wounded who remain. Give us grace that we might forgive and faith that we might believe. And look kindly upon your church. For two thousand years you've used her to heal a hurting world. Do it again, Lord. Do it again. Through Christ, Amen. As written by Max Lucado for America Prays, a national prayer vigil held Saturday, September 14, 2001. Permission to copy not only granted but encouraged. David 09/25/01 05:52 (EST) Topic: Humans ALL! Comments: What do YOU think? Subject: Is there still a chance for us? Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 03:59:41 23 September 2001 Is there still hope left? We as human beings and inhabitants of earth are faced with one of the greatest moments in human history. Our world is on the brink of cataclysmic change. Many known and unknown civilizations that have come before us have been at this moment in time. Perhaps forces deep with inside the earth such as volcanoes or earthquakes have triggered these events. Maybe these events came from the deepest reaches of outer space or even from disease or divine intervention. Whatever the case as you read this, the human society in whole has the chance to choose it's own destiny. There have been some of the most horrific events in recent history that have occurred over the last year. From mothers killing their babies for no reason to the mass amounts of children killing out of control. All of this culminating with the suicide attacks that have been occurring around the globe and the infamous WTC attack of 11 September 2001. Lets face some facts here: Iran has no less than 38 intermediate range nuclear missiles ready to go. India and Pakistan have full nuclear capabilities. Israel is fully nuclear and willing to preempt any threat that they feel is real. Iraq. What do you think? And of course all the others. Lets not even talk about the biological and chemical weapons.. Anthrax is always a favorite when people talk about bio weapons. The thing is that it is very difficult to deliver affectively. Not to say that it isn't a real threat especially on the defined battlefields. To other places in the world it isn't affective unless it is delivered by someone like Russia or the USA who really has the means. God only hopes that Iraq can't deliver it yet via their SCUD Missile system. This would be a clear threat for Israel's population. The main threat is very realistic. SMALL POX. This deadly disease is extremely contagious and very resilient. Once it is out it doesn't just die and disappear. You are talking about one infected person could cause a wildfire affect across a nation and the globe. This viscous disease will kill within a week. The USA for example only has a total of 7 million vaccines available. And guess who they are for?? That's right the US military and the government officials. SMALLPOX escaped the controlled laboratories with the end of the Russian communist regime. Not to say it has infected anyone outside of their testing conditions; this is to say that the deadly disease is now in the hands of people who are not afraid to use it. If you believe anything less than this, don't confuse ignorance with hope. So this brings us back to choice. Yes it is our human obligation to stand up to and overcome evil. This has been the eternal human struggle. Whether those evils came from within ourselves or from outside forces. The perspective of good and bad and right and wrong is always been subject to the way in which you view it. There have been times in our human history where good and the better for all man kind have not prevailed. We as humans of this time and place have made tremendous achievements and monumental failures. We are at the cusp of discovery and surging our civilization into the outer reaches of space and time. The required resources, technology, and human endeavor are at our collective fingertips. As a world of one people (with many individual desires) working together for a common goal we can achieve things we haven't even imagined yet and things that we have. So here we are today. No ideas no matter how noble or evil ever works out the way we have them planned. This conflict is now already out of control and has reached critical mass. The question is how fast will this uncontrolled reaction take to explode…. Days, weeks, months?? Make no mistakes, WE ARE THERE!! Here are the simple choices: 1) Let it ride; don't change anything.. Over 90% of the world human population will be gone. To be left after it is said in done wouldn't be a bad thing.. The opportunity to survive and be the seeds to the next civilization and help pickup where the last one left off. To have learned from the mistakes and be able to teach and grow again. Like a natural wild fire that clears out the old growth making way for the new and continuing cycle of an old growth forest (which there aren't many of those left). Of course the trick to this is surviving. Could be tough. Are you cut out for it? Are you the one in the 720,000,000 million people who will survive?People everywhere need to make this choice. All things need to change. I want to quote John Lennon for some advice. Past this, you have to go back to choice #1.
Imagine
John Lennon
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
Congratulations and good luck to all of you. What a time to be alive. Embrace this life with all of its infinite possibilities and wonders. Love yourselves and your children. Remember, every end is just another beginning. David 09/24/01 09:52 (EST) Topic: Around the world pictures Comments: From: Brad Bonewell Subject: This is a heart wrenching set of pics Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 Go to this link -- it is the most touching tribute to our great land. (The pictures will take some time to load with a slow connection but they are wonderful!) Click on the link below...it's a true testament to humanity. http://home.earthlink.net/~hankinhsd/thankyou.htm David 09/21/01 06:52 (EST) Topic: Pledge - A good review! Comments: Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 From: Vernon Zimmerman Subject: Pledge of Allegiance As a schoolboy, one of Red Skelton's teachers explained the words and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance to his class. Skelton later wrote down, and eventually recorded, his recollection of this lecture. It is followed by an observation of his own. I--Me, an individual, a committee of one Pledge--Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity Allegiance--My love and my devotion. To the Flag--Our standard; Old Glory; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, Freedom is everybody's job. United--That means that we have all come together. States--Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country. And to the Republic--Republic - a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people. For which it stands One Nation--One Nation - meaning so blessed by God Indivisible--Incapable of being divided. With Liberty--Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear or some sort of retailiation. And Justice--The principle, or qualities, of dealing fairly with others. For All--For All - which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine. And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country, and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Under God. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools, too? Red Skelton David 09/21/01 06:49 (EST) Topic: Terrorism Comments: I have thought for some time terrorism of some sort would begin/continue here in America as it has been occuring in other parts of the world. On our 1993 trip to Israel we saw some of the hatred of America from the Palestinians as the tour bus we were on was stoned outside of Jerico. They blame us for supporting Israel who they feel has not compensated them for the land they took from them and for the continual building of settlements in their territory (the West Bank and Gaza). It has escalated since then with much of the Arab world and the flames of hatred are fanned by the Muslem fundamentalist radicals. Its hard to contain since they are willing to die in suicide attacks and I'm not sure it will end soon since we are fighting an invisible enemy. They don't like the Western influence on their countries - they feel its corrupting them. Indeed I think some of the bad parts of our country are corrupting us!! I hope we will rethink some of our materialistic and immoral values and get back to loving each other even our enemies as the Bible teaches us. I hope we don't get into bombing out of vengence, but figure out ways to deal with these terrorists one at a time and work on security our country. My prayer is there will be a decent and safe world for our children and grandchrildren. Jane Degler <jedegler@prodigy.net> 09/18/01 13:09 (EST) Topic: We are with you! Comments: To all our American members of AMCA our heartfelt sympathies as you deal with the shock and in some cases personal loss of family members and close friends. One cannot put into words how horrible the events of Sept.11th have been on all our lives. We share in your pain and in your loss. Last Friday on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, close to 100,000 Canadians came together to pay tribute to our American neighbours, showing the world our solidarity with you. We must stand united and strong against our common enemies. We pray that truth, justice, and love will prevail.God bless all of us. God bless America. Tom Rayner (AMCA Scholarship Chair) Member of The Queensmen of Toronto Male Chorus 09/17/01 20:01 (EST) Topic: Just testing the system Comments: Just testing the system to see if it works - I have had a couple of people indicate that it is not working for them so I just need to try it out again. If this appears in your mailbox, I have had success. Following is a message I have sent out recently: This is a "troubling time" (at best). Have you found yourself just "wanting to talk" to someone, "to make a new friend", to "reach out to someone to show you care", to "feel deeply with someone" about the events of the last week, to just be "human" and share "yourself and your thoughts".... Have you lost some of the "isolation" and "lack of identity" that some segments of our society foster? Have you begun to "feel that we are all in this together" and that the seemingly "little things" that we each do really "do matter"? Have you begun to realize that this is not "just a problem for the United States government" but of "free people everywhere"? Share some of your thoughts and feelings...... It may help just to "write them down" and "share them with others"! David Thomas <pclink.com> 09/16/01 22:01 (EST) -------------------- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 Hi Dave, Please forward the following message to all U.S. based male choruses. I wanted to offer my heartfelt condolences to our American friends who lost loved ones and fellow countrymen, especially the children who lost one or both parents in the violence on September 11, 2001. These are times that test our faith in God and humanity. I have faith in both, that both are our sources of strength which will see us through our times of need and despair. God Bless You All. Joseph Chu, Member of The Queensmen of Toronto -------------------- From: Warren Zenk Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 It could never happen to you and me An attack against all civilization An attack that shocked our nation Four airliners, all hijacked A precise and planned attack Fueled by evil, a merciless crime The worst terrorist act of all time The World Trade Center towers Symbols of our financial power Crumbling, falling, cascading down Concrete and debris, hitting the ground So many families torn apart A tragedy felt in all of our hearts If we're ever to overcome this devastation We must pull together as a nation To the victims' families, we send our prayers and love As we seek guidance and hope from the Lord above May God bless you and your loved ones. Link -------------------- From: Larry Nixon Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 Subject: Americans Show Unity Against Terrorism - Friday, Sept. 14, 2001 Friday Night at 7:00 p.m. EST step out of your door, stop your car, or step out of your establishment and light a candle. We will show the world that Americans are strong and united together against terrorism. Please pass this to everyone on your e-mail list. We need to reach everyone across the United States quickly. The message: WE STAND UNITED - WE WILL NOT TOLERATE TERRORISM! Thank you. -------------------- From: L. Foster Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 Friday Night at 7:00 p.m. EST, step out your door, stop your car, or step out of your establishment and light a candle. We will show the world that Americans are strong and united together against terrorism. Please pass this to everyone on your e-mail list. We need to reach everyone across the United States quickly. -------------------- From: Ingvar Bengtsson Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 Hello! We are terribly sorry, really terribly sorry, what has happen'd in your country yesterday. Our thoughts go to you all just now. Best regards Gunilla and Ingvar Bengtsson, Kimstad Sweden Hämta MSN Explorer kostnadsfritt på -------------------- From: Dan Plunkett Subject: Sympathy from Ontario Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 Dear Dave: I am certain that I speak for each and every Ontario chorister when I express our sorrow, horror and anger at the events that have occured in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania today. We offer our prayers for all Americans as you come to grips with this senseless and barbaric act of terrorism. In particular, we offer our prayers to those choristers who may have lost loved ones or are unsure of their whereabouts at this time. We hope that our American friends will see us as close neighbours who can be counted on in your time of need. I am going to suggest that each Ontario Chorus add the Star Spangled Banner to each ot our concerts this fall (even when there are no US choruses present) to show our support for you. God Bless America Dan Plunkett President AMCO -------------------- David Thomas (Web Manager) 09/13/01
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