Gotta love the iraq scandal going on right now. I particular like this: A group of terrorists beheads an american as 'retribution', and it, according to the american government, reveals the character of those they are fighting, etc. etc. But "The actions of a few don't reflect the values of Americans and those involved in the abuse will be punished, he said." which is a Rumsfeld quote. what a surprise.
A Pastor's Word: Silence
Silence. I think of the servant watching Rebekah intently, waiting to see if his mission is a success. I think of the darkness of the ninth plague; I wonder if there was silence. I think of the Canaanite woman crying for help and Jesus not saying a word. I think of the disciples in the storm as they find that Jesus is asleep. Were they speechless? I think of Jesus in the Garden, his friends all asleep, his prayers rising as his sweat falls. Or the three hours of darkness while Jesus hung on the cross. Was there silence then? I think of the silences I have experienced. The brief pause, the in-drawn breathe, that stretches into an imaginary eternity, when I asked the woman I love to marry me and she had yet to answer. That moment of silence before our baby cried for the first time. The first rays of sun hitting the side of the mountain, when I realized I couldn't hear the highway anymore. The pause in the wind...
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