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{Heart Touchers} *We Are Not Alone* 10/11/01
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It is with great pleasure that I introduce a new writer
to Heart Touchers -- Jaye Lewis. I am sure a lot of you
are familiar with her writing already, but if not, you are in
for a treat! Give her a warm Heart Touchers welcome for me!
From my family to yours,
Michael
P.S. Special congratulations go out to Brenda Williams,
the wife of our pastor, Jeff Williams, who ran in, and
completed, her first marathon this past weekend in
Chicago. Brenda, you have my utmost respect and admiration...
I can pretty much guarantee that running a marathon
will not be on my list of accomplishments at the
end of my life...My body and I had a very short talk about
running any more than a few miles and we both agreed it
was not in our best interest to do so at this time... Or ever
for that matter!
"But those who hope in the LORD will renew their
strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they
will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not
be faint." -- Isaiah 40:31
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race,
I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7
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We Are Not Alone
By Jaye Lewis
I see You weeping bitter tears,
Your heart about to break.
I see You lifting souls, oh God,
Beyond the terror's wake.
I see You holding every heart,
Within my native land.
I see You whispering Your love,
To help us understand.
I see You holding back the gates
Of hell's demented flood.
I see Your mercy through the smoke,
As You wipe away the blood.
I see You through each valiant soul,
Who searches endlessly.
I see You comforting their fears,
As You, also, comfort me.
I see You in each precious flag,
Unfurled before the world.
I see You binding up the wounds,
Before the darts are hurled.
I see You in each beating heart,
And in the Chaplain's prayer;
Protecting each and everyone,
Who seeks to find You there.
And in the planes that fly above us,
I see You in the cockpit, too;
Telling all who care to listen,
"I AM still defending you!"
Jaye Lewis
jlewis@smyth.net
Write Jaye and let her know what you thought of her poem!
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In the last month, I have asked God all the
questions that are in the hearts of all Americans,
at this terrible time in our history. I've sought
God in prayer, and begged for the answer.
"Show me, Lord!" I cried. "Where are You
in all of this?!" Two nights ago, this poem
is the answer He gave me. As the wife of a
US Navy veteran, as a mother, and a veteran
of the Vietnam Era, I am certain that we do
not take this journey -- not a single
step -- without our hands tucked in His.
I live in southwestern Virginia, in the heart
of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I live with my
husband and youngest daughter, two dogs,
two cats, and a bird. Beautiful Blue Ridges
surround us. The leaves are just beginning
to turn from green to red and gold. We have
always been southerners, until September 11 --
no north; no south; no east; no west -- just American.
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Thought For The Day:
"Money is like promises--easier made than kept."
Verse for the Day:
"Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but
the righteous will thrive like a green leaf." Proverbs 11:28
Kid's Thought For The Day:
"Make up the rules as you go along."
Parent's Thought For The Day:
"Everyone is in awe of the lion tamer in a cage
with half a dozen lions -- everyone but a school bus driver."
Coach's Thought For The Day:
"The winners in life think constantly in terms
of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other
hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on
what they should have or would have done,
or what they can't do." -Dennis Waitley
Deep Thought For The Day:
"I can't stand cheap people. It makes me
real mad when someone says something
like: Hey, when are you going to pay me
that $100 you owe me? or: Do you have
that $50 you borrowed? Man, quit being so cheap!"
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/_/\/\ MICHAEL T. POWERS
\_\ / HeartTouchers@aol.com
/_/ \ "For I have been crucified with Christ and I no
\_\/\ \ longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I
\_\/ live in the body I live for the Son of God, who
loved me and gave Himself for me."
Galatians 2:20
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