I just noticed that when I moved my website from one web host to another most of my images in my blog posts disappeared. I will get this fixed shortly. Thank you for your patience.
(update: As of 2/1/2012 all of the broken image links should be fixed)
10 years ago I had a 3 week old baby and was wondering into what kind of world I would be raising a kid. I didn’t want anything to do with God, or, especially, religion. I watched the coverage of NY, DC, and PA on Fox News. I was filled with hate and wanted revenge. I was so conservative that I disliked W. for not retaliating fast enough or hard enough. I was readying my guns and making sure I had an evacuation plan together.
But today is a new day and I am a new man. I am thankful to God for opening my eyes and my heart and changing the way I see the world over these last 10 years. I have found a better way. Though, I often fail miserably, I try to seek peace and understanding. I realize that hate only begets hate. I have learned that might does not make right. I see much more of the bigger picture, fuzzy though it may be. And though I still wonder what kind of world my kids are inheriting, it is because I still see too many people who still think the way I used to. Today I shed tears for all the lives that were lost on 9-11-01 and the lives that continue to be lost because of hate, pride, intolerance, imperialism, misunderstanding, etc. I shed tears for lives that are lost, but I am joyful for the life I am gaining and for the hope of a less polarized and more understanding, cooperative, peaceful world. After all, if I can undergo a deep shift in my view of this world, anyone can. May we bless God and all of His Creation with our open eyes, open minds, open hearts, and open hands.
