Chasing the Wind

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God Bless Iraq and Her People

Direct from an Iraqi freedom lover. I truncated it a little for space, but you can read the rest of it at Iraq the Model:

GO IRAQ GO….
It’s a great day for all the freedom lovers. No doubt is left now that we’re winning while the forces of darkness and evil are losing a key round in this war. With great delight we received th news. this is the right and important step to build the free Iraq and It’s a painful strike for terrorism and its allies. They really missed this surprising and brilliant timing. And I guess they’re deeply shocked right now. their luck couldn’t help them to scar this glorious day with a crime of theirs.

A big greeting to the men who decided to bear the responsibility of Iraq’s safety and Iraq’s future. They needed courage and faith to decide to work for Iraq in this hard time. May God help them guide this country with wisdom until the day when elections come.

It’s hard to appreciate the efforts of all those who helped us to get our freedom and rebuild our country. We will never forget them. We will keep them in our hearts.

God bless Iraq and her people.

God bless America and her people.

God bless all the coalition forces who supported operation Iraqi freedom.

May God bless the souls of all those who sacrificed their lives to free Iraq.

By Mohammed.

Amen, Mohammed. Amen.

My favorite comment added to the Iraqi’s blog:

Today, while joyously watching the transfer of power in Iraq, I had an epiphany. The president of the United States puts his hand on a Bible to be sworn into office (something the ACLU hasn’t ended… yet). This President, who is a devout follower of a faith based on that book, has risked his entire political career and the greatest treasures of America so a man half a world away could freely place his hand on the Koran to take his oath of office. What other nation on Earth, what other leadership, would sacrifice so much to bring that to pass?

That sums up my feelings as an American today.



2 responses to “God Bless Iraq and Her People”

  1. That is a powerful comment

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  2. Leave it to the Press to find the cloud in the silver lining:

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The early handover of power in Baghdad provided President Bush (news – web sites) a feel-good moment on Monday amid a relentless run of grim news, but it also could raise hard-to-meet expectations among American voters about Iraq (news – web sites)’s future.

    Sheesh. Do they ever get tired of wishing gloom and destruction on the US?

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Michael, a sinner saved by grace, sharing what the good Lord has shared with me.

Solomon, in the book of Ecclesiastes, said, “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”

If you’re not living for the glory of God, then what you’re doing is meaningless, no matter what it is. Living for God gives life meaning, and enjoying a “chasing after the wind” is a gift from God. I’m doing what I can to enjoy this gift daily.

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