Dear Heavenly Father, We are moved by the alarming news and crisis that our country is facing. This, the greatest nation, founded in the belief that "In God We Trust" and the "Land of the Free".  Please have mercy on those suffering, hurting and in fear, and give wisdom and strength to those who are assisting.  May the forces of evil be broken by your power and may we humble before Thee, our stength and refuge. Give wisdom to our President and our leaders and bring your comforting peace through the power of your Holy Spirit. help us here to reach those that have been affected by this tragedy. In the name of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus, AMEN

.A PRAYER  FOR EVERYONE AFFECTED BY TERRIBLE TRAGEDY author unknown

My heart goes out to the victims and their families, of this terrible devistation.  I have never been more proud to be an american.  I have never had more faith in our Country, our Leaders and our God.. I know.... WE WILL RECOVER

This is from a Canadian newspaper.......  America:  The Good Neighbor. Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator.  What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record: "This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the earth. Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts.  None of these countries is today paying even the interest on it's remaining debts to the United States. When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris.  I was there.  I saw it. When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that hurries in to help.  This spring, 59 American communities were flattened by tornadoes.  Nobody helped. The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into discouraged countries.  Now newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent, warmongering Americans. I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane.  Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10?  If so, why don't they fly them?  Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes? Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman on the moon?  You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios.  You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon - not once, but several times - and safely home again. You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everybody to look at.  Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded.  They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here. When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them.  When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose.  Both are still broke. I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble.  Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble?  I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake. Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get kicked around.  They will come out of this thing with their flag high.  And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles.  I hope Canada is not one of those." Stand proud, America!

Please take the time to read this article.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

Although this article was written almost 30 years ago, it seems to hold a lot of truth today.

The Hero's Call author unknown The images are still so clear, from the day that touched us all, a day of tragedy, suffering, and fear, and a day heroes heard their call. With no thought to personal safety, they gave up their very lives, demonstrating that, in our most desperate hour, the foundation of American spirit that still ives. Whether it was running into a burning building, or rushing  the cockpit of Flight 93, each and every hero that day, risked their lives to keep us free. May we always be reminded, that Americans died that day, because of an act of terrorism, the pain of that wil never go away. But when we think of 9-11, let us remember the heroes too, who proved that America is the greatest nation, and preserved the red, white, and blue.

I admire you all......thank you