Posted on 09/10/2004 7:18:58 PM PDT by Cacique
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or even eagle flew - And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand and touched the face of God. John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
Thanks, Rintense!
Thanks for the Ping.
"Life Uncommon!!"
(To be sung to Jewel's "life uncommon")
Don't worry Gran'ma...it'll be alright...
And don't worry brothers, say your prayers and sleep tight!!
And it'll be fine, sweet wife of mine...MUD'll be just fine!
Lend your voices only to Songs of FReedom!!!
No longer bend Right's strength fer that which you wish to be FRee from...
Fill your lives with Truth and Bravery...
And ALL shall learn...the Right ain't Monsters.
We've heard Left's anguish...
I've heard Left's hearts cry out!!
Right is tired, we are weary, but we aren't worn out!!!!
Set down your chains...'til only Faith remains...
Set down Left's chains!!!
And lend your voices only to Songs of FReedom...
No longer lend your Strength to that which you wish to be FRee from...
Fill your lives with Truth and Bravery...
And We Shall Build...a World of Honor!!
There are plenty of Sheeple who Pray fer Peace...
But if praying were enough our dreams wouldda come to be.
Left's Programs Enslave and Numb!!
Yet, the Heavens will hush themselves to hear...
Our voices ring out clear...with Songs of FReedom...
Songs of FReedom!!
Come on, you Lurkin' FReepers...join in and come play!!
There is a Good Army coming and we are Armed with Faith...
To live, we must give...Justice!!
And lend our voices only to Songs of FReedom!!
No longer lend our Strength to that which we wish to be FRee from...
Fill your lives with Truth and Bravery...The Right shall lead...
Lend our voices only to Songs of FReedom!!
No longer lend our strength to that which we wish to be FRee from...
Fill your lives with Truth and Bravery...
And Right Shall Prove That Right's Worth Honorin'!!
FReegards...MUD (10/12/2001)
That is one of my fav pics!
Have a wonderful day.
You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news on September 11, 2001. Neither will I. I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say "Good-Bye." I held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the peace to say, "Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK...I am ready to go."
I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children. I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't coming home that night.
I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a woman cried out to Me for help. "I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!" I said. "Of course I will show you the way home - only believe in Me now."
I was at the base of the building with the Priest ministering to the injured and devastated souls. I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He heard my voice and answered.
I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with the crew as they were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them.
I was in Texas, Kansas, London. I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news. Did you sense Me?
I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name - though not all know Me. Some met Me for the first time on the 86th floor. Some sought Me with their last breath. Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the smoke and flames; "Come to Me... this way... take my hand." Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me. But, I was there.
I did not place you in the Tower that day. You may not know why, but I do. However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me?
September 11, 2001 was not the end of the journey for you. But someday your journey will end. And I will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are "ready to go."
I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.
God
That is awesome, Mud. Thanks.
Hey Mud, I love that tag line! :)
Thanks so much..I was thinking that it might be a good time to put my movie in and watch Bush on 9-11, can't even remember what it's called!
I love that poem. Thanks for posting it.
Pix aren't showing here either.
GULP! All the old horror comes flooding back. God rest their souls.
bump
I know. We will prevail.
Thank you for sharing.
We will always remember....
Thank for the "ping", my friend
BUMP for all Americans who enjoy civil freedoms won at great cost.
I have this video in my favorites and saved to my hard drive.
I will occasionally, or at least once a month bring it up and watch / listen to it over and over.
The same feelings of sorrow and anger come back as the first time I saw it.
We all need to see the images over and over to remind us of what our enemy is capable of.
Thank You!
That's odd, they are still there for me??
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