The Weight of the World, the Responsibility of a Generation

Self | 9/15/2001 | LS

[ohioWfan]

those who constantly misunderstand him are the same ones who don't understand the "faith thing."

Lord willing many more will understand the "faith thing" because of his Godly leadership during this dark hour. That's what I'm praying for.

[gonzo]

Beautiful, LS, ya made me cry all over again!...FRegards

[Brian Kopp DPM]

Superb, LS. Do you have other writings we here at Free Republic could access on the Internet?

[Brian Kopp DPM]

bumpttt

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Thanks Chief. Long time no Freep?

[anniegetyourgun]

Truly he is in this position - for such a time as this.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts here.

[right-sidedNYer]

Beautiful. Thank you. :)

[shezza]

BTTT for a wonderful piece
God Bless George W. Bush
God Bless the U.S.A.

[DeckTheHallsHolly]

I know this is going to sound corny but...this essay has brought me a sense of peace. I was worried about the future and what it would be like. Now I realize that the man making the decisions is quietly walking and talking with God. No matter what happens it will be Ok.

[Rosalee]

BUMPPERS!

[Chief Inspector Clouseau]

Thanks Chief. Long time no Freep?

Yeah, I guess I haven't been actively Freepin' a lot lately. Work travel and other stuff have taken up some time. I follow the news here constantly, though...so I'm always around. Things have been going fairly well at church, also.

But obviously the past week has been beyond description. My wife was on a plane when it all happened, but that's another story. She's back safely and we're getting through it together. Hope you and yours are well...

[Quaz957]

Saved on my desktop to read over everytime the left tries to bring me down with their negative spin and assault on our President.

[Salvation]

Happen to catch Bill Clinton at the National Prayer Service? Didn't look too good, did he?

Wonderful piece. This one line, however, strikes my funny bone.

Does anyone know who televised this prayer service? It galled me the way the camera kept panning over to X42, Hitlery and Chelsea. It had to have been a shared televising, since even on FoxNews that occurred. I had watched it on CNN and was just about to write them asking if they knew who the current president was when someone said the same thing had happened on Fox. Any insights about that coverage?

[dware]

Through this past week, I have been able to keep the tears at bay. Every now & again, they would well up when certain scenes flashed on the television, mostly when stories are told of the lost, or when the revered American flag was hoisted by the three firefighters.

I can hold them back no longer. I sit and type as tears are streaming down my face. A few times in this short moment I have been forced to stop typing to wipe the tears away.

God bless you, God bless GW, and God bless America.

[hobbes1]

very touching. thanx. : )

[FRlurker]

OWF - Thanks for pinging me.

LS - This was beautiful. Thank you so much.

[zeugma]

Wow! That was excellent! I'm much impressed.

[lohroff]

Thank you for your post, LS

Here's another thought I had about George W:

I'm so thankful that our president has an advisor he can call on, his father, who is a former president, who was a director of the CIA, and who successfully prosecuted the Gulf War.

So, regardless of what you think of George H, he does have relevant experience to lend wisdom to his son's decisons.

[lainde]

Thank you for your eloquent words!

[IceAge]

I just received "The Weight of the World" in my email today, Sept. 22, 2001. It is really getting around and deservedly so.

Thanks for the beautiful words.