On
Monday 9/11/01
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 who were
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 10
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 our house or place of business.
On Monday we were irritated that our
rebate checks had not arrived;
On Tuesday we saw people celebrating the
fact that 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 never will be 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