Two thousand one, nine eleven
>  Three thousand plus arrive in heaven
>  As they pass through the gate,
>  Thousands more appear in wait
>  A bearded man with stovepipe hat
>  Steps forward saying, "Lets sit, lets chat"
>
>  They settle down in seats of clouds
>  A man named Martin shouts out proud
>  "I have a dream!" and once he did
>  The Newcomer said, "Your dream still lives."
>
>  Groups of soldiers in blue and gray
>  Others in khaki, and green then say
>  "We're from Bull Run, Yorktown, the Maine"
>  The Newcomer said, "You died not in vain."
>
>  From a man on sticks one could hear
>  "The only thing we have to fear.
>  The Newcomer said, "We know the rest,
>  trust us sir, we've passed that test."
>
>  "Courage doesn't hide in caves
>  You can't bury freedom, in a grave,"
>  The Newcomers had heard this voice before
>  A distinct Yankees twang from Hyannisport shores
>
>  A silence fell within the mist
>  Somehow the Newcomer knew that this
>  Meant time had come for her to say
>  What was in the hearts of the five thousand plus
>  that day
>
>  "Back on Earth, we wrote reports,
>  Watched our children play in sports
>  Worked our gardens, sang our songs
>  Went to church and clipped coupons
>  We smiled, we laughed, we cried, we fought
>  Unlike you, great we're not"
>
>  The tall man in the stovepipe hat
>  Stood and said, "Don't talk like that!
>  Look at your country, look and see
>  You died for freedom, just like me"
>
>  Then, before them all appeared a scene
>  Of rubbled streets and twisted beams
>  Death, destruction, smoke and dust
>  And people working just 'cause they must
>
>  Hauling ash, lifting stones,
>  Knee deep in hell, but not alone
>  "Look! Blackman, Whiteman, Brownman, Yellowman
>  Side by side helping their fellow man!"
>
>  So said Martin, as he watched the scene
>  "Even from nightmares, can be born a dream."
>
>  Down below three firemen raised
>  The colors high into ashen haze
>  The soldiers above had seen it before
>  On Iwo Jima back in '44
>
>  The man on sticks studied everything closely
>  Then shared his perceptions on what he saw mostly
>  "I see pain, I see tears,
>  I see sorrow -- but I don't see fear."
>
>  "You left behind husbands and wives
>  Daughters and sons and so many lives
>  are suffering now because of this wrong
>  But look very closely. You're not really gone.
>
>  A ll of those people, even those who've never met you
>  All of their lives, they'll never forget you
>  Don't you see what has happened?
>  Don't you see what you've done?
>  You've brought them together, together as one.
>
>  With that the man in the stovepipe hat said
>  "Take my hand," and from there he led
>  three thousand plus heroes, Newcomers to heaven
>  On this day, two thousand one, nine eleven
>
>  Author UNKNOWN
>
>  DON'T KEEP SUCH MEANINGFUL WORDS AND
>  FEELINGS TO YOURSELF. PLEASE PASS THIS ONE ALONG.
>
>  September 11, 2003, is soon approaching. On that day,
>  please wear red, white and blue to work or school to
>show your support for those who lost their lives on
>  9~11~01 and to honor the heroes who worked to save
>them and the families left behind.  At noon your ti me
>  on September 11, 2003, no matter where you are or what
>  you are doing, stop, put your hand on your heart, and
>  say the Pledge of Allegiance out loud or to yourself
>  and say a prayer for our nation.
>
>  In addition, for those of us who drive to work, please
>  drive with your headlights on to also give honor and
>  remembrance to those who perished on September 11th.
>
>  If all of us do this together in every time zone round
>  the world, we will have a powerful chain of thoughts
>  surrounding us. Please keep this going to your friends
>  and family.
>
>  By September 11, 2003 hopefully enough people will
>  have read this and will join together in unity.
>
>

I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith. Romans 1:11-12

John Trevino

[This message was edited by JOHN TREVINO on September 10, 2003 at 01:44 PM.]