The Flag Was Still There ..
Hear O Lord, the sound of our crying, broken hearts, and distressed
spirits, trying to understand the complexity of this horror.
As a result of this tragedy, you have opened the broken hearts of your
people. You have removed their stony hearts with hearts of flesh, with
loving compassion you have challenged your people to look at their
prejudices',
..to expose their fears,. and to reach out to all those who call America
home.
Nothing other than your loving kindness endures, your holy covenant to
the nations through Abraham, countless descendants, confronted in this
sacrilege to acknowledge that you, Yahweh are the Lord of history, that
your beloved Son Jesus Christ is the Messiah, King of the Nations,.....the Suffering Servant who makes his presence known even there amidst
the destruction and human suffering , in the outpouring of caring so
evident in each place where the evil one assumed his was the victory.
There, the Franciscan priest went from the safety of his rectory as Fire
Chaplin to administer the last rites, and he became the victim, and
was carried by other fireman into the sanctuary of his church. From the
ashes have risen the souls of the lambs to your sanctuary, as a fragrant
offering, to disperse the hatred of the terrorists, a resolve by the
American people , that the symbols of their constitution ring true.
From the highest point of the World Trade Center, the mast that held the
flag of your great country, was hurled to the depths, but even there ,
it was hoisted amid the rubble,. the Flag was still there. Yes we see the
light of hope rising again, because the nation has been forced to
acknowledge that you Heavenly Father are the foundation of that legacy
from the Revolutionary Days that granted your Independence.
We your brothers of the nations pray for your endurance, as the symbol
to freedom, Lady Liberty with her arm uplifted with the torch of
welcome,.. still greets us to your shores
Contributed
by
John Renaud, President
Canadian Catholic Radio
www.canadiancatholicradio.ca
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