For Those Who Take Comfort
 

I got this in email and just have to ask of you one favor.......

Have an open mind when you read it.........

411? I did not vote for him.............but...........



He is our President


Not everyone is fully behind our president due to political or other
reasons but the following should be an eye opener for all. He is our
President.
Whether you actually like George W. or not.... This has some
interesting thoughts...

First, an observation: Have you noticed a difference in the salute given
by our military men and women as President Bush walks by? Most folks
would not notice anything, but those who have served in the military see
it right away

Next time, watch when President Bush leaves his helicopter or Air Force One, the honor guards salute and face him as he disembarks, then turn their faces towards him as he passes by. They continue to salute his back as he walks away. This kind of salute has not been
seen in the previous eight years, though it is customary courtesy to the
Commander-in-Chief

You see, soldiers aren't required to turn and face the President as they
salute. They are not required to salute his back. They are only required
to salute. They can remain face-forward the entire time. And that is
what they did during the previous administration. Our soldiers were
forced to obey his orders, but they were not forced to respect him. From
their salutes, we can surmise that they did not.

Why is such respect afforded to President Bush? He doesn't even know how to bite his lower lip and not get teary-eyed whenever he speaks!

The following incident from Major General Van Antwerp may give us an
insight. Gen. Antwerp is president of the Officers' Christian Fellowship. He lost nearly all his staff when the Pentagon was attacked Sept. 11. His executive officer LTC Brian Birdwell was badly burned and in the hospital when President Bush visited him. Our President spent time
and prayed with Brian. As he was getting ready to leave, he went to
the foot of Brian's bed and saluted. He held his salute until Brian was
able to raise his burned and bandaged arm, ever so slowly, in return.

The Commander-in-Chief almost never initiates a salute, except in the
case of a Congressional Medal of Honor winner. The injured soldier did
not have to return the salute. But he did, out of respect to his
President ...a Soldiers' President.

Congressman JC Watts (R. Oklahoma) said, "Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking," (What a great quote.)

The nation and world learned some of what our last President did when
nobody was looking. That President has been disbarred. The worst
disgrace (other than imprisonment) to a lawyer. CNN will have a
difficult time shining his or his wife's tarnished images.

In this time of war and danger, I am so grateful to have a President
whom the soldiers salute -- fully.

On Special Report with Brit Hume, at the close of the show when they
normally have some funny video clip, they showed President Bush and the First Lady on their way to Marine One to leave for Camp David for the weekend.

As the video starts, the First Lady is leading the way into the
helicopter with the spaniel dog on the leash, and the president is right
behind her with the Scotty on the leash. As the First Lady entered the
chopper, the Marine at the gangway saluted and held his salute. The
Scottie the president was walking decided it wanted to sit right when he
got to the steps. The president pulled on its leash, but the stubborn
Scottie persisted in sitting. The president bent down and scooped up the pooch and entered Marine One.

After he entered, the Marine cut his salute and returned to the position
of attention. Moments later the President reemerged from the helicopter
and out onto the steps. The Marine was standing at attention, head and
eyes straight ahead. The President leaned over and tapped him on the
left arm. The startled Marine turned his body toward the President and
received his returned salute!

I was so impressed by this true act of respect for our military people by our President! He really does get it. Most any other person of his
stature would have just continued his journey, disregarding the
neglected return salute. Not George W. Bush. He is earning the respect
of the military community, not expecting it -- as most have and would.

President George W. Bush. The man who admitted to having a drinking
problem in younger years, and whose happy-go-lucky lifestyle led him to
mediocre grades in college and an ill-fated oil venture. Who mangled
syntax, and whose speaking miss-steps became known as ".." He
came within a hair's breadth of losing the election in November.

Bush named Jesus Christ as Lord of his life on public TV. Not an Oblique reference to being "born-again" or having a "life change." He actually said the UN-PC-like phrase, "Jesus .

On September 11, he was thrust into a position only known by the likes
of Roosevelt, Churchill, Lincoln, and Washington. The weight of the
world was on his shoulders, and the responsibility of a generation was
on his soul. So President George W. Bush walked to his seat at the front of the National Cathedral just three days after two of the most
impressive symbols of American capitalism and prosperity virtually
evaporated.

When the history of this time is written, it will be acknowledged by
friend and foe alike that President George W. Bush came of age in that
cathedral and lifted a nation off its knees. In what was one of the most
impressive exhibitions of self-control in presidential history.

President George W. Bush was able to deliver his remarks without losing his resolve, focus, or confidence. God's hand, which guided him through that sliver-thin election, now rested fully on him. As he walked back to his seat, the camera angle was appropriate. He was virtually alone in the scene, alone in that massive place with God, just him and the Lord.

Back at his seat, George H. Bush reached over and took his son's hand. In that gesture his father seemed to say, "I wish I could do this for
you, son, but I can't. You have to do this on your own."

President George W. Bush squeezed back and gave him a look of peace that said, "I don't have to do it alone, Dad. I've got Help."

What a blessing to have a professing Christian as President.

Please take a moment after you read this to "pray for him." He truly
does have the weight of the world on his shoulders. Pray that God will
sustain him and give him wisdom and discernment in his decisions. Pray for his protection and that of his family.

And after you have prayed, send this to everyone on your e-mail list.
Our President needs Christians, Democrats and Republicans alike, to be praying for him. As this makes the e-mail rounds, eventually there could literally be millions of people praying for him, and for our Great
Country....

"IN GOD WE TRUST"

WOW! Lixy !!

Very, very eloquent. I HAD noticed......

Thank you for sharing this with us.

Don

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the right man in the right place at the right time

Lixy, I am always amazed by your sensitivity and your sense of caring. Thank you for sharing these things about our President. I had heard about the first .. namely the guards facing the President and maintaining their salute and have noticed it since, but much of what you said was new. I agree, it doesn't matter if you like him or not, "class" deserves respect and all the things you said are signs of real class.

By the way, glance in the mirror. There's another class act looking back at you. At least that's my opinion! Thanks.

That is a very "touching" e-mail.

The only problem I see with it is that it tells the reader to "send this to everyone on your e-mail list".

I hate when e-mails tell me to do that... they're nothing more than chain letters.
Apart from that, it is indeed a wonderful letter.
*steps off of soap box*

Lixy---What I liked best,was as was said.-You have to earn respect!I once asked a co-worker why he called our boss,"Sir".He
told me that he was our boss,so therefore,should have our respect.I told him that in order to get respect,you have to earn or
deserve it.Position doesn't earn it,actions do! Irish
P.S.My $.02.

Irish

Sometimes you have to respect the position and try to ignore

who's filling it.

Given the right actions, you can grow to respect the holder as

well as the position.

OF---In this case,it was the second time that I worked
for the corporation.It is an automotive warehouse.The
first time that I worked there,I was hired by the father
who started the business.I respected him.The 2cd time,
he had died and the business was run,by his 2 sons &
their brother-in-law.The father,busted his ass to
establish the business.The sons&s-in-law did nothing,
but waste his previously earned money.The one son,
mainly,oversaw the business.He treated people,like me
,good,because he knew that I knew the field,and could
make him money.Alot of his employees,worked hard,but
weren't that knowledgeable in that field.He treated them
like shit.I don't believe in treating any human being,like
that.If they were stealing,that's one thing,but it's not
their fault that they didn't know automotive things. Irish
P.S.My $.02

P.P.S.His name was Stanley,NOT Saddam!

Don't ask me what happened,I don't know! Irish

Lixy, hun you always get to me when you post stuff like this, I admire and respect the president for all he has done and all he has been thru, but what i really don't get is how people can sit back and blame all the problems on the president? what can he do without congress??? Anyway this post really got to me, in a good way.