A Prayer Looking Back & Forward
A poem by Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos
Five years ago terror showed up unannounced.
It didn't call ahead.
And because it didn't,
when we opened the door to see who was there
we discovered three thousand were dead.
Instead of business as usual, Wall Street closed.
A street without walls took stock in what really matters.
Precious metals lacked their normal luster
when compared to precious lives.
The world traded naive security for open-ended war.
When the Big Apple was shaken to the core by jet-size bullets,
the entire nation quaked.
Caught off guard, Americans didn't fake courage.
Patriotic hearts beat as one but raced in fear.
Seizing whatever faith we had, we fell to our knees.
We could tell that pledging allegiance to a flag
could not take the place of calling out to God.
It was a day that proved that those who live
in the land of the free and the home of the brave
know how to behave when push comes to shove
and terror comes to stay.
We pray. But only then?
The 11th of September calls us to remember (and understand)
that a nation can only be indivisible under God.
We can't just fly a flag. We have to fold our hands.
Suffice it to say, We've been called to pray.
Not just when terror rings the bell. But every single day.
As a man who deals with politicians every day, Rev. Asimakoupoulos still manages to stay in Godly principals and never hesitates to verbally paint a very clear picture. His talent for describing the beating heart of America and it's leaders is refreshing and pertinent. As we look back five years ago to September 11th, may we remember we are still God's children. We still need God to protect American citizens, whether in New York, or any of our other towns and rural settings. Protection for our troops around the world and at our borders. We need each citizen's sincere and constant prayer. Prayer of thanks for God never leaving us. Prayer that we will not wander away from Him. Prayer of thanksgiving for the blessings he provides. Prayer for those who suffer at the handsterroristsists and prayer that terrorism will stop.
John 4:14 "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."
Five years ago terror showed up unannounced.
It didn't call ahead.
And because it didn't,
when we opened the door to see who was there
we discovered three thousand were dead.
Instead of business as usual, Wall Street closed.
A street without walls took stock in what really matters.
Precious metals lacked their normal luster
when compared to precious lives.
The world traded naive security for open-ended war.
When the Big Apple was shaken to the core by jet-size bullets,
the entire nation quaked.
Caught off guard, Americans didn't fake courage.
Patriotic hearts beat as one but raced in fear.
Seizing whatever faith we had, we fell to our knees.
We could tell that pledging allegiance to a flag
could not take the place of calling out to God.
It was a day that proved that those who live
in the land of the free and the home of the brave
know how to behave when push comes to shove
and terror comes to stay.
We pray. But only then?
The 11th of September calls us to remember (and understand)
that a nation can only be indivisible under God.
We can't just fly a flag. We have to fold our hands.
Suffice it to say, We've been called to pray.
Not just when terror rings the bell. But every single day.
As a man who deals with politicians every day, Rev. Asimakoupoulos still manages to stay in Godly principals and never hesitates to verbally paint a very clear picture. His talent for describing the beating heart of America and it's leaders is refreshing and pertinent. As we look back five years ago to September 11th, may we remember we are still God's children. We still need God to protect American citizens, whether in New York, or any of our other towns and rural settings. Protection for our troops around the world and at our borders. We need each citizen's sincere and constant prayer. Prayer of thanks for God never leaving us. Prayer that we will not wander away from Him. Prayer of thanksgiving for the blessings he provides. Prayer for those who suffer at the handsterroristsists and prayer that terrorism will stop.
John 4:14 "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."
posted by Diane Gibson at
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