I copied this when 9/11 happened and i wanted to share it with all of you.
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Della Reese<o:p></o:p>
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Just like that…disaster struck. <o:p></o:p>
Debris was everywhere.<o:p></o:p>
No one believed what they saw or that anyone could still be alive in there.<o:p></o:p>
But God was there.<o:p></o:p>
He was there in the Red Cross, the police and the fire folks that fought the flames.<o:p></o:p>
He was there in all the people who came to help, not knowing each other’s names.<o:p></o:p>
Volunteers, sandwiches, blood, bandages, help and money came from everywhere. The streets were full of people showing that they cared.<o:p></o:p>
There were no races, no colors, and no hatred, only the loss felt for those who were lying dead under the morning sun.<o:p></o:p>
Why does it take war to make us know. …We’re one?<o:p></o:p>
A man brought a shovel. He said it the least he could do was dig. Suddenly we were all the same. There was no little man, nor big.<o:p></o:p>
The day passed by, no one would stop until the repairs are done.<o:p></o:p>
We were standing tall together. Why does it take a war to make us act as one?<o:p></o:p>
Instinctively, we know how to come together. We prove it when we must.<o:p></o:p>
We know how to love and care for each other. We can learn to respect…trust.<o:p></o:p>
Our differences, they’re so much smaller than our “sameness.�?lt;o:p></o:p>
We’re strengthened by each other’s prayers. We’re warm to our hearts when we share that we care.<o:p></o:p>
Let’s look to ourselves in this time of distress and need.<o:p></o:p>
And find the power and strength to succeed. When the crisis is done, Lord let us know that we don’t need war to make us aware that we are one.<o:p></o:p>
Learning isn’t easy�?frustration tends to set in quickly. You hurt, you feel defeated. You want to give up-to quit. You want to walk away and pretend it doesn’t matter. But, you won’t, because you are not a loser-you’re a fighter�?lt;o:p></o:p>
We all have to lose sometimes before we can win; we have to cry sometimes before we can smile. We have to hurt before we can be strong. But if you keep working and believing, you’ll have victory in the end.<o:p></o:p>
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