Day 4
Day 4 is complete! The fast only had a slight effect on me today. A little dizzines for just a very brief moment or two. What knocked the wind out of me today was watching some the shows on 9/11 and the recanting of stories of survivors. One gentleman was on the floor where the plane struck, and he watched it as it flew towards them. He said "Lord, help me cause I can't do anything." The wing stopped 20 feet from his desk that he was hiding under. He doesn't know what prompted him to say it, he just remembers saying it out loud. It is almost unthinkable to imagine being in his position in those moments. Or those of the fire fighters who ran into the buildings. They ran in to save people they had never met before. To save people from certain death, knowing that their life is on the line as well.
Isn't this what our Savior did for us as well. Until The Passion of the Christ came out though, we just couldn't see it on the big screen. Imagine having world wide communication back then, and seeing what happened take place before your very eyes. How different would life be? If we saw what he willingly did for us, like what they willingly did for them. He chose to walk to Calvary. He chose to allow them to scourge Him. He chose to take up that cross. He chose these things because He loved us. He chose this so that we would not have certain death. He ran towards us with love and compassion, as the fire fighters did 5 years ago.
A friend of mine was first on the scene at the Pentagon, and retold a story of seeing a man still sitting at his desk, he was in such a state of shock. The plane had ripped his office in half and there were flames all around, and he was frozen in place. He had to be rescued.
What will it take for so many to realize that their rescuer has already come for them. He like the 343 that perished, chose to fight for us, so that others may live. How can we not cherish what precious time we have with one another. It is so sacred. So many lost their lives that day. Entire families gone. Mothers, Fathers, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents and friends all lost their lives, and their friends and families lost them. We take so much for granted. Let us live our lives to the fullest, for those that are no longer here living. Let us run towards life, embracing it, grasping at it with both hands. Let us live great lives, realizing that in a blink it could all be gone.
I lost one of my best friends that year. 5 years have gone by of a life that I have the ability to live fully. I have so many memories formed, and those yet to be formed. How can I not choose to live my life going after what is really important with as much courage, strength, and fervor as those 343 firemen. Are the lost that are still here, not worth just as much as those stuck in that tower?
John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
~Lord, I lay down my life before You. Do with it as You will. Let me live everyday with the knowledge that everyday is a gift. Let me never forget those that were lost, and those that sacrificed so willingly. Give me the courage to give of my life so willingly. Thank you for giving me life. I give you great thanks and praise for all things.~
Isn't this what our Savior did for us as well. Until The Passion of the Christ came out though, we just couldn't see it on the big screen. Imagine having world wide communication back then, and seeing what happened take place before your very eyes. How different would life be? If we saw what he willingly did for us, like what they willingly did for them. He chose to walk to Calvary. He chose to allow them to scourge Him. He chose to take up that cross. He chose these things because He loved us. He chose this so that we would not have certain death. He ran towards us with love and compassion, as the fire fighters did 5 years ago.
A friend of mine was first on the scene at the Pentagon, and retold a story of seeing a man still sitting at his desk, he was in such a state of shock. The plane had ripped his office in half and there were flames all around, and he was frozen in place. He had to be rescued.
What will it take for so many to realize that their rescuer has already come for them. He like the 343 that perished, chose to fight for us, so that others may live. How can we not cherish what precious time we have with one another. It is so sacred. So many lost their lives that day. Entire families gone. Mothers, Fathers, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents and friends all lost their lives, and their friends and families lost them. We take so much for granted. Let us live our lives to the fullest, for those that are no longer here living. Let us run towards life, embracing it, grasping at it with both hands. Let us live great lives, realizing that in a blink it could all be gone.
I lost one of my best friends that year. 5 years have gone by of a life that I have the ability to live fully. I have so many memories formed, and those yet to be formed. How can I not choose to live my life going after what is really important with as much courage, strength, and fervor as those 343 firemen. Are the lost that are still here, not worth just as much as those stuck in that tower?
John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
~Lord, I lay down my life before You. Do with it as You will. Let me live everyday with the knowledge that everyday is a gift. Let me never forget those that were lost, and those that sacrificed so willingly. Give me the courage to give of my life so willingly. Thank you for giving me life. I give you great thanks and praise for all things.~
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