Monday vs
Tuesday
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 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 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.
Bob Simons
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the
LORD,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give
you hope
and a future. Jer. 29:11
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