On Monday: A Memorial to 9/11
On Monday there
were people fighting against praying in schools.
On Tuesday you
would have been hard pressed to find a school where someone was not praying.
On Monday there
were people trying to separate each other by race, sex, color and creed.
On Tuesday they
were all holding hands.
On Monday we
thought that we were secure.
On Tuesday we
learned better.
On Monday we
were talking about heroes as being athletes.
On Tuesday we
relearned what hero meant.
On Monday people
went to work at the world trade centers as usual.
On Tuesday they
died.
On Monday people
were fighting The Ten Commandments on government property.
On Tuesday the
same people all said 'God help us all' while thinking 'Thou shall not kill.'
On Monday people
argued with their kids about picking up their room.
On Tuesday the
same people could not get home fast enough to hug their kids.
On Monday people
picked up McDonalds for dinner.
On Tuesday they
stayed home.
On Monday people
were upset that their dry cleaning was not ready on time.
On Tuesday they
were lining up to give blood for the dying.
On Monday
politicians argued about budget surpluses.
On Tuesday grief
stricken they sang 'God Bless America.'
On Monday we
worried about the traffic and getting to work late.
On Tuesday we
worried about a plane crashing into your house or place of business.
On Monday we
were irritated that our rebate checks had not arrived.
On Tuesday we
saw people celebrating people dying in the USA.
On Monday some
children had solid families.
On Tuesday they
were orphans.
On Monday the
President was going to Florida to read to children.
On Tuesday he
returned to Washington to protect our children.
On Monday we
emailed jokes.
On Tuesday we
did not.
It is sadly
ironic how it takes horrific events to place things into perspective, but it
has. The lessons learned this
week, the things we have taken for granted, the things that have been forgotten
or overlooked, hopefully will never be forgotten again.
On Monday - pray
and be thankful.
On Tuesday -
pray and be thankful.
On Wednesday -
pray and be thankful.
On Thursday -
pray and be thankful.
On Friday - pray
and be thankful.
On Saturday -
pray and be thankful.
On Sunday - pray
and be thankful.
--Author unknown.
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