We mustn't just remember the horrible details of that
tragic day, but the lesson that we must learn from all tragic events and
loss. We must attain Peace and move forward in harmony if the lives
that were lost are to have a lasting meaning instead of just a tragic
end.
Though
common vernacular would dictate that I should say that I have always
been a fan of John Denver I would rather use the words kindred spirit
who has been amazed by his ability to move the human soul with his
lyrics and music. I remember once that Jeni Stepanek
had commented on one of my John Denver post. Jeni is the mother of
Mattie Stepanek the young boy who inspires the world with his words and
especially this phrase "Peace Is Possible". Like John, Mattie continues
to inspire even though he has passed on. It is my opinion that this
John Denver song that appears on his debut album from 1969 was prophetic. There are
several lines that impress me and make feel that it is prophetic
regarding the terrorist acts that changed our world on September 11,
2001. John wrote:
Though the cities start to crumble
And the towers fall around us
The sun is slowly fading
And it's colder than the sea
It gives me the chills to hear him sing these words and coupling them with the description many who were there in lower Manhattan that horrible day his lyrics in 1969 truly hit home!
As in all tragedy and loss we look for the lesson or the message that helps us to make sense of the event. I believe these next lines of John's song Rhymes and Reasons is our message and as Jeni Stepanek entitled her latest book Messenger I believe it is Mattie and his message of Peace that leads us to a better way.
It is written from the desert
To the mountains they shall lead us
By the hand and by the heart
They will comfort you and me
In their innocence and trusting
They will teach us to be free
For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Would clear a cloudy day
And the song that I am singing
Is a prayer to non believers
Come and stand beside us
We can find a better way.
Now it is up to us to listen, and follow their lead. Let us make their lives, their message a integral part of each and every day, of each and every word we write and say!
Though the cities start to crumble
And the towers fall around us
The sun is slowly fading
And it's colder than the sea
It gives me the chills to hear him sing these words and coupling them with the description many who were there in lower Manhattan that horrible day his lyrics in 1969 truly hit home!
As in all tragedy and loss we look for the lesson or the message that helps us to make sense of the event. I believe these next lines of John's song Rhymes and Reasons is our message and as Jeni Stepanek entitled her latest book Messenger I believe it is Mattie and his message of Peace that leads us to a better way.
It is written from the desert
To the mountains they shall lead us
By the hand and by the heart
They will comfort you and me
In their innocence and trusting
They will teach us to be free
For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Would clear a cloudy day
And the song that I am singing
Is a prayer to non believers
Come and stand beside us
We can find a better way.
Now it is up to us to listen, and follow their lead. Let us make their lives, their message a integral part of each and every day, of each and every word we write and say!
- To learn more about this truly remarkable young man who I believed received his message through Providential Divine Inspiration.: http://
www.mattieonline.com/
Isaiah 11:6
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.