Our President (personal account)

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[Elkiejg]

(Received this email from a neighbor)

Thought you would want to see this....it is from a friend and verifiable & authentic!

This is being written by the son of my friend, Beth Dabaghi, here in Houston.

He is a business man in Wash. DC.

I'm at the 8:00am service at my church, St. Johns at Lafayette Square, across from the White House. (I wanted to go early because I was going with Alice and Brent for breakfast at the Cracker Barrel in Manassas.) Much of the service was uneventful--nice, but uneventful--until it comes to the part of the service when the priest says, "Greet one another in the name of the Lord."

I turn to my right to exchange the peace with my friend, Amy Fox Smythe, who was was on the other end of my pew. I then shake hands with the person in front of me, and turn around to say hello to the person behind me. The person behind me was our 43rd President George W. Bush. I am not kidding. A small crowd was forming around him, and not wanting to delay the church service or bother him by waiting to shake his hand, I turned back around and sat down and talked to Amy.

About 30 seconds later I felt a hand on my left shoulder and turn around to see President Bush with his hand extended. "Peace of the Lord, " he said and held my hand with both of his. "Peace of the Lord," I replied, and held both his hands and smiled at him. I turned back around and was remarkably calm about the fact that the most powerful person in the world was sitting two feet behind me.

I could hear him flipping through his bulletin as the priest made the announcements. I loved the idea of him thinking, "Oh, there's a covered dish next Sunday." We perched and when I stood up to go to the communion rail, he got up and walked down the aisle behind me. We passed a little old lady who said, "Mr. President, I pray for you every day." To which he said, "That's a very special gift. Thank you so much."

We got to the communion rail and there were two spaces, one in front of us and one around the side of the altar. We both surmised for ten seconds and then I started off around the corner. He stopped me and whispered, "No, no. I'll go around" and motioned for me to take the closer spot. The only exception made in the entire service was that the President was allowed to leave first and then the rest of the congregation followed.

With all sincerity, and partisanship aside I tell you: This is a special man! There is a peace and a Godliness about him. It radiates from him. It is the only reason that I was able to remain calm. It was more than the adrenaline I've felt when I've met other famous people.

A goodness flows through this man. He has more than my vote in November. He has my respect, my prayers, and my gratitude. Whatever your political affiliation, and whether or not you agree with his decisions, you should take comfort in the fact that--despite recent press attacks--this is a man of integrity who makes decisions because he believes that are RIGHT, not popular. He makes these decisions with a heavy heart and through prayer.

I don't mean to go on, and on, but I truly believe this was a blessing from God that should be passed on.
xo Lefs

[Elkiejg]

This is a beautiful story.

[nwrep]

Sounds like another urban legend. It sure has all the signs of one (received in an email, etc. etc.). Careful what you believe.

W in '04

[EggsAckley]

BUMP!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Great story.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Wonderful story. Hope you don't mind me posting this.

We Remember

We saw the look upon his face,
Through whispers he was told.
We knew he felt just what we felt,
We wouldn’t sit here cold.
We knew this time that we would act,
And not just turn our head.
This time we’d go and we’d go big,
We wouldn’t bomb some shed.
He called them faceless cowards,
He vowed we’ll hunt them down.
We watched as he spoke to us all,
Sincerely, not some clown.
His eyes assured us he’d not rest,
Until they paid the price.
Yes we’d turn over every stone,
Until they were on ice.
He warned the battle would be long,
That many would forget.
That some would say, let’s just move on,
Not him, his mind was set.
We backed him then, we back him now,
The fight must still go on.
We can’t back down, we can’t let up,
Until the threat is gone.
God Bless our troops as on they fight,
Each day for them we pray.
We thank them all, for all they do,
“They are the best”, we say.
We will support our President,
He’s proven he will stand.
We’ll vote for Bush this coming fall,
We will protect this land.

Conspiracy Guy 3/5/4

[Russ]

It's so sad to hear the Democrats disparage this man, calling him a crook and a liar (and worse). Other than Ronald Reagan, I can think of few presidents who have treated their position with as much dignity as he has. I'm ashamed of those partisan liberals such as John Kerry who dwell on the negative. I wonder when the last time Mr. Kerry took communion? I'll bet he starts to soon if it provides a photo op.

[areafiftyone]

You forgot the tissue alert (Sniff Sniff!) I'm such a wimp for beautiful stories! :-)

[Elkiejg]

Normally I don't post these kinds of emails, but I received this from a neighbor - retired Spec. Ops military - who knows the sender. I believe it's authentic.

[deport]

From Yesterday........

Our President (Great Email) Bush in Church

[squarebarb]

It is a beautiful story but I thought Bush was a Methodist. Methodists don't have communion every Sunday. This sounds like an Episcopal service, and if so, Bush could not have taken communion there being a Methodist.

[sonrise57]

Snopes verifies is true.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/stjohns.asp

[txlurker]

Already posted: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1095541/posts

[Paradox]

It is a true story, but not written by who you think it is. (Amazing how things can get twisted..). AT the bottom is the nickname "Lef". This stands for (from snopes):

This piece usually bears an attribution crediting it to Laura Lefler, a staffer employed in the office of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. The Senator's office confirmed for us that Ms. Lefler did indeed write and send the missive:

[af_vet_1981]

A goodness flows through this man. He has more than my vote in November. He has my respect, my prayers, and my gratitude.

Good story. President Bush/Vice President Cheney in 2004 !

[LOC1]

At my Episcopal church, anyone baptized in any church is invited to partake in communion, even Methodists.

[Frank_Discussion]

If you are a baptized christian, you can take communion in an Episcopal church.

[squarebarb]

thanks to Frank Discussion and LOC1 for the info. Being a semi-lapsed Baptist I wasn't up on new developments. Went to Episcopal church often with my sister but hadn't known this.

[Wphile]

You've probably all seen this but thought I'd pass it along!

[OneTimeLurker]

I think this individual would have known that President Bush was there. The mobs of police and secret service would have been a dead giveaway along with the metal detectors.

[ohioWfan]

I've taken communion in an Episcopal church, and I was a Baptist at the time.