9/12/12
Howdy all. Today I get right to it.
For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. ~ Ephesians 2:10
Let’s Roll. ~ Todd Beamer, onboard United Flight 93, September 11, 2001.
I know that the anniversary is behind us, yet the feelings that come from that day will always be with us. Good, bad, sad, patriotic, angry, nonchalant. So, how do we go on? Well, please let me share.
We had the vet over to look at our lead stallion, producer of some fine quality quarterhorses; he has been coughing a lot. My daughter held the rope while the vet checked him. The news was not good at all. He has contracted a disease that is incurable and terminal. He must be put down to save him any more suffering. My wife heard this and began to cry. ‘Doc’ is our favorite; the sweetest and most gentle stallion there ever was. And his babies are so beautiful. But, the news is bad. He is suffering. So my wife tells me through her tears over the phone. And then we start to plan how to best take care of this. We love the stud, but knowing what we must do, through our pain of the heart, we plan to take action; to do what is best for Doc. I share this because we Americans are all like this. Yes, when we are faced with the sadness of loss, we react sometimes so far out of our norm; it is understandable. But, we soon take the reins and do what we must do. Even through the sadness, or inevitability. Todd Beamer was not the only one that day who took action. Those on the flights are not the only ones. Those on the ground were not the only ones. Those in the buildings, the firefighters, the police, the military personnel, the people on the streets; were not the only ones. We all took action. We all stepped up to the plate in front of us and took the action we needed to take for ourselves. That day, we were all One Nation Under God, no matter how much you may like or dislike that phrase. You see, as stated in Ephesians, we are all His masterpiece. His plan for us, set into motion so long ago, continues to mold us as a people even today. He gave us His son, our greatest gift from Him. He also gave us Todd Beamer, Rudy Giuliani, Adam Rand, Lee Fehling and the other firefighters, the police, those onboard, those in the buildings, those who flew flags 11 years ago today, those who gave blood, those who gave a stranger a hug. My wife and I know we have to do something that is sad and painful, but the right thing to do. Those on United 93 knew they had to do what they did. Those who survived that day, knew and still know now what America must do. There is no party platform of any political party that can tell us what to do about our way of life. Only We the People can decide what is best. The party platforms are not instructions on how to behave or believe. They are records, archives if you will; documentation of who we already are. He has created us anew through Jesus Christ, to do the good things we are supposed to do. Americans know what we must do; we always have. Whether it is to stop the suffering of a majestic animal, take care of a lost child, stop someone from cruelly causing pain, save a nation, or just simply remember. There will always be time to grieve, to let out steam, to try to relax. And there is time to take action. Our nation needs help; our constitution is injured and tattered. Our children and grandchildren will need all the help we can give them. We are all suffering these days. Our suffering may not end for a while. But we are Americans. It’s time to take action. So, I say to you: Let’s Roll.
Take care, God bless and especially at this time in history,
STAND WITH ISRAEL!!!
Tom Kiley
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