[Jeff Head]

Couldn't help myself here. With all of the little jabs, inuendo and ouright lies and offensive statements about him the week of his death...this is my prayer to put all of that to rest.

I don;t care what ABC says about his "approval ratings"...when it came time for Americans to go to the polls and participate in the only approval ratings that mattered...when they voted for him...he won by the most overwhelming landslides imaginable.

They can never talk that down...it stands, like his actions, as a marker and pillar to his goodness and impact.

...and the people (the vast majority of them) know it. p>

[gedeon3]

My son and I wish we could be there to honor him. My son is only 19 years old, but he knows about President Reagan, and honors him as a father figure.

[Jeff Head]

FYI...here's the thread I mentioned.

[MississippiMan]

I'm closing my business on Friday while his funeral is taking place. Ronald Reagan is one of the few mortals to truly impress me to the point that I consider them great. My father was a great man to me. Ronald Reagan was a great man to me. He is the ONLY public figure of any kind who has EVER generated such admiration and inspiration within my soul. He is a great great man, and I hope he's now face to face with Christ.

MM

[Jeff Head]

FYI...here's a prayer and hope I had this morning at about 7:30 CA time...it's being answered.

[SwinneySwitch]

Jeff, I've been wondering why they couldn't put his body on a special viewing train and zig zag across the country on their way back to California? They did this with President Lincoln and people lined both sides of the track all the way to Illinois!

[Jeff Head]

FYI...my prayers for the viewing, mourning and honoring of Ronald Reagan.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

 Joining you in prayer. Thank you, Jeff.              

  Amen.

[hoosiermama]

AMEN

[JohnHuang2]

Thanks for posting, my friend.

[RobFromGa]

Jeff-

I'll carry your words with me in my pocket as I stand in line today. Then I'll mail them to you.

I'm off to the airport in thirty minutes.

FReegards,
Rob

[Straight Vermonter]

Elegy for a Lost Leader

The spring blossoms weep in their pinks and their whites,
The forest greens shake and shimmer in sights.
The rain now sweeps down on this hushed silent day
As the clouds wring their waters to quench our dismay.

Now coolness creeps in to stir the front page
A breeze to pass shadows that absorb his old age.
The sun now has set but leaves lines cross the land,
Glimpses of freedom, the skies hold his hand.


We are the grieving beneath the night sky
Who watched him cast ‘way the world’s sad supply.
We hold to his memory as a spark that lives on,
Hearing his laughter that lightened as dawn.


And we the new readers, generations apart,
look to the glory contained in his heart.
Up to the heavens that hold this great man,
Seeking God’s mercy, His unanswered plan.


We search for a scent of his leftover trail,
We walk through the fragrance of life, oh so frail.
We hold to the wisps of the sunshine, his smile,
And we breathe in his wisdom to echo his style.



June 6, 2004
Jodi Girouard

[patton]

BTTT

[wjcsux]

Goodbye, Mr. President.

[Ciexyz]

I'm actually impressed with the media's coverage of the viewing by the public. They're broadcasting the comments of praise by those standing in line.

[TEXOKIE]

Amen. Joining you in prayer. In the name of All That Is Holy, I invoke a miracle in the witnessing to the nations and the organs of the media at how the American People understand and appreciate the service this great President gave to us.

[Jeff Head]

As my Mom wathced the various reports and coverage of the processional to the rotunda, she called me reagrding the Nightly News where the anchor said the following:

"The numbers of people lining up to pay their final respects to Ronald Reagan have surpassed all expectations...and they're still coming!"

My eyes welled up as I realized we were witnessing literal answer to prayer. I pray it continues and that when he returns to California, the same occurs up to and after his burial, that the lines to visit his grave, when it is opened to the public, continue the outpouring of love, respect, honor and realization.

Thank you Mr. President...even in your passing you are building hope and leading the nation to a better day. God rest and bless you...God comfort and bless your dear wife as she awaits with dignity your enventual reunion.

[toomanygrasshoppers]

I'm watching C-Span live as the people file by, and during the changing of the guard (about 10:30 p.m. Wash D.C. time) in the crowd was a woman with 6 children. She had a newborn asleep on her shoulder and the other 5 looked to be under 10 years old. The little girls had on pretty white dresses and the little boys were dressed in white shirts and neckties!! They were all well behaved for having stood in line for a long time. I didn't see a Dad with her. God Bless her!! I'm so proud to be an American.

[soozla]

"Couldn't help myself here. With all of the little jabs, inuendo and ouright lies and offensive statements about him the week of his death...this is my prayer to put all of that to rest."

You're not alone......it's been a roller coaster of emotion in my house too....between mourning and anger at the nitwit coverage some are giving this. But, it's obvious that we aren't alone in our admiration of the man, evidenced by people from everywhere coming to pay their respects....and ya know, President Reagan would have probably welcomed the sight of those that show up, with open arms...

[StarFan]

I pray that the masses who desire to see him amaze everyone...that they are so numberless that they cannot be contained. I pray that they will wait as long as necessary and be glad and willing to do so, in California and in DC...white, black, yellow, brown and red.

God has answered your prayers, regardless of how the media tries to diminish the numbers. Eyes of those witnessing it, do not lie.

[WFTR]

Sadly, not all of the criticism is coming from the left. I received an e-mail yesterday from the Howard Philips types accusing him of being a sell-out on abortion. However, my generation knows what it felt like to be a young person in the late 70's and being worried about our country, and we know what it felt like at the end of the 80's after President Reagan brought us back. He had a vision and made it happen. That can be said of few men.

One More Tribute (to President Reagan)
Bill