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Subj: FW: George W. Bush
Date: 5/26/00 8:46:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time
From: davem@surf.dsusd.k12.ca.us (Dave Metzler)
To: drmesarch@aol.com ('Steve Mesarch'), LitlChar@aol.com ('Jan Mesarch')
Thought you might just enjoy. Read the whole thing. I believe it will
dispell any doubts about voting for this man when the time comes.
Dave Metzler - davem@surf.dsusd.k12.ca.us
LaQuinta Middle School - Special Day Class - Rm. 907
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> >
> >Excerpt from "A Charge To Keep" by George W. Bush:
> >
> >"Actually, the seeds of my decision had been planted the year before, by
> >the
> >Reverend Billy Graham. He visited my family for a summer weekend in
> Maine.
> >I
> >saw him preach at the small summer church, St. Ann's by the Sea. We all
> had
> >lunch on the patio overlooking the ocean. One evening my dad asked Billy
> to
> >answer questions from a big group of family gathered for the weekend. He
> >sat
> >by the fire and talked. And what he said sparked a change in my heart. I
> >don't remember the exact words. It was more the power of his example.
> >
> >The Lord was so clearly reflected in his gentle and loving demeanor.
> >
> >The next day we walked and talked at Walker's Point, and I knew I was in
> >the
> >presence of a great man. He was like a magnet; I felt drawn to seek
> >something different. He didn't lecture or admonish; he shared warmth and
> >concern.
> >
> >Billy Graham didn't make you feel guilty; he made you feel loved.
> >
> >Over the course of that weekend, Reverend Graham planted a mustard seed
> in
> >my soul, a seed that grew over the next year. He led me to the path, and
> I
> >began walking. And it was the beginning of a change in my life. I had
> >always
> >been a religious person, had regularly attended church, even taught
> Sunday
> >school and served as an altar boy. But that weekend my faith took on a
> new
> >meaning. It was the beginning of a new walk where I would recommit my
> heart
> >to Jesus Christ.
> >
> >I was humbled to learn that God sent His Son to die for a sinner like me.
> I
> >was comforted to know that through the Son, I could find God's amazing
> >grace, a grace that crosses every border, every barrier and is open to
> >everyone. Through the love of Christ's life, I could understand the
> >life-changing powers of faith.
> >
> >When I returned to Midland, I began reading the Bible regularly. Don
> Evans
> >talked me into joining him and another friend, Don Jones, at a men's
> >community Bible study. The group had first assembled the year before, in
> >spring of 1984, at the beginning of the downturn in the energy industry.
> >
> >Midland was hurting. A lot of people were looking for comfort and
> strength
> >and direction. A couple of men started the Bible study as a support
> group,
> >and it grew. By the time I began attending, in the fall of 1985, almost
> 120
> >men would gather. We met in small discussion groups of ten or twelve,
> then
> >joined the larger group for full meetings. Don Jones picked me up every
> >week
> >for the meetings. I remember looking forward to them. My interest in
> >reading the Bible grew stronger and stronger, and the words became
> clearer
> >and more meaningful.
> >
> >We studied Acts, the story of the Apostles building the Christian Church,
> >and next year, the Gospel of Luke. The preparation for each meeting took
> >several hours, reading the Scripture passages and thinking through
> >responses
> >to discussion questions. I took it seriously, with my usual touch of
> >humor....
> >
> >Laura and I were active members of the First Methodist Church of Midland,
> >and we participated in many family programs, including James Dobson's
> Focus
> >on the Family series on raising children. As I studied and learned,
> >Scripture took on greater meaning, and gained confidence and
> understanding
> >in my faith.
> >
> >I read the Bible regularly. Don Evans gave me the "one-year" Bible, a
> Bible
> >divided into 365 daily readings, each one including a section from the
> New
> >Testament, the Old Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. I read through
> >that Bible every other year. During the years in between, I pick
> different
> >chapters to study at different times.
> >
> >I have also learned the power of prayer. I pray for guidance. I do not
> pray
> >for earthly things, but for heavenly things, for wisdom and patience and
> >understanding. My faith gives me focus and perspective. It teaches
> >humility.
> >But I also recognize that faith can be misinterpreted in the political
> >process. Faith is an important part of my life. I believe it is important
> >to
> >live my faith, not flaunt it.
> >
> >America is a great country because of our religious freedoms. It is
> >important for any leader to respect the faith of others. That point was
> >driven home when Laura and I visited Israel in 1998. We had traveled to
> >Rome
> >to spend
> >Thanksgiving with our daughter, who was attending a school program there,
> >and spent three days in Israel on the way home. It was an incredible
> >experience. I remember waking up at the Jerusalem Hilton and opening the
> >curtains and seeing the Old City before us, the Jerusalem stone glowing
> >gold. We visited the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
> >And we went to the Sea of Galilee and stood atop the hill where Jesus
> >delivered the Sermon on the Mount. It was an overwhelming feeling to
> stand
> >in the spot where the most famous speech in the history of the world was
> >delivered, the spot where Jesus outlined the character and conduct of a
> >believer and gave his disciples and the world the beatitudes, the golden
> >rule, and the Lord's Prayer.
> >
> >Our delegation included four gentile governors-one Methodist, two
> >Catholics,
> >and a Mormon, and several Jewish-American friends. Someone suggested we
> >read
> >Scripture. I chose to read "Amazing Grace," my favorite hymn. Later that
> >night we all gathered at a restaurant in Tel Aviv for dinner before we
> >boarded our middle-of-night flight back to America.
> >
> >We talked about the wonderful experiences and thanked the guides and
> >government officials who had introduced us to their country. And toward
> the
> >end of the meal, one of our friends rose to share a story, to tell us how
> >he, a
> >gentile, and his friend, a Jew, had (unbeknownst to the rest of us)
> walked
> >down to the Sea of Galilee, joined hands underwater, and prayed together,
> >on
> >bended knee. Then out of his mouth came a hymn he had known as a
> >child, a hymn he hadn't thought about in years. He got every word right:
> >Now is the time approaching, by prophets long foretold, when all shall
> >dwell
> >together, One Shepherd and one fold. Now Jew and gentile, meeting, from
> >many
> >a distant shore, around an altar kneeling, one common Lord adore. Faith
> >changes lives. I know, because faith has changed mine."
> >
> >"I could not be governor if I did not believe in a divine plan that
> >supersedes all human plans. Politics is a fickle business. Polls change.
> >Today's friend is tomorrow's adversary. People lavish praise and
> attention.
> >
> >Many times it is genuine; sometimes it is not. Yet I build my life on a
> >foundation that will not shift. My faith frees me. Frees me to put the
> >problem of the moment in proper perspective. Frees me to make decisions
> >that
> >others might not like. Frees me to try to do the right thing, even though
> >it
> >may not poll well..." "The death penalty is a difficult issue for
> >supporters
> >as well as its opponents. I have a reverence for life; my faith teaches
> >that
> >life is a gift from our Creator.
> >
> >In a perfect world, life is given by God and only taken by God. I hope
> >someday our society will respect life, the full spectrum of life, from
> the
> >unborn to the elderly. I hope someday unborn children will be protected
> by
> >law and welcomed in life. I support the death penalty because I believe,
> if
> >administered swiftly and justly, capital punishment is a deterrent
> against
> >future violence and will save other innocent lives. Some advocates of
> life
> >will challenge why I oppose abortion yet support the death penalty; to
> me,
> >it's the difference between innocence and guilt."
> >
> >"Today, two weeks after Jeb's inauguration, in the church in downtown
> >Austin, the pastor Mark Craig was telling me that my reelection as the
> >first
> >Governor to win back-to-back four- year terms in the history of the state
> >of
> >Texas was a beginning, not an end.... People are starved for
> faithfulness.
> >He talked of the need for honesty in government; he warned that leaders
> who
> >cheat on their wives will cheat their country, will cheat their
> colleagues,
> >will cheat themselves. The minister said that America is starved for
> honest
> >leaders. He told the story of Moses, asked by God to lead his people to a
> >land of milk and honey. Moses had a lot of reasons to shirk the task. As
> >the
> >pastor told it, Moses' basic reaction was, "Sorry, God, I'm busy. I've
> got
> >a
> >family. I've got sheep to tend. I've got a life". "Who am I that I should
> >go
> >to Pharaoh, and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?" The people won't
> >believe me, he protested. I'm not a very good speaker. "Oh, my Lord,
> send,
> >I
> >pray, some other person," Moses pleaded. But God did not, and Moses
> >ultimately did his bidding, leading his people through forty years of
> >wilderness and wandering, relying on God for strength and direction and
> >inspiration. People are "starved for leadership," Pastor
> >Craig said, "starved for leaders who have ethical and moral courage."
> >
> >It is not enough to have an ethical compass to know right from wrong, he
> >argued. America needs leaders who have the moral courage to do what is
> >right
> >for the right reason. It's not always easy or convenient for leaders to
> >step
> >forward, he acknowledged; remember, even Moses had doubts. "He was
> talking
> >to you," my mother later said. The pastor was, of course, talking to all
> of
> >us, challenging each one of us to make the most of our lives, to assume
> the
> >mantle of leadership and responsibility wherever we find it. He was
> calling
> >on us to use whatever power we have, in business, in politics, in our
> >communities, and in our families, to do good for the right reason. And
> the
> >sermon spoke directly to my heart and my life."... "There was no magic
> >moment
> >of decision. After talking with my family during the Christmas holidays,
> >then hearing the rousing sermon to make most of every moment during my
> >inaugural church service, I gradually felt more comfortable with the
> >prospect of a presidential campaign. My family would love me, my faith
> >would
> >sustain me, no matter what." "During the more than half century of my
> life,
> >we have seen an unprecedented decay in our American culture, a decay that
> >has eroded the foundations of our collective values and moral standards
> of
> >conduct. Our sense of personal responsibility has declined dramatically,
> >just as the role and responsibility of the federal government have
> >increased. The changing culture blurred the sharp contrast
> >between right and wrong and created a new standard of conduct: "If it
> feels
> >good, do it." and "If you've got a problem, blame somebody else."
> >
> >Individuals are not responsible for their actions, the new culture said,
> we
> >are all victims of forces beyond our control. We went from a culture of
> >sacrifice and saving to a culture obsessed with grabbing all the gusto.
> We
> >went from accepting responsibility to assigning blame.
> >
> >As government did more and more, individuals were required to do less and
> >less. The new culture said if people were poor, the government should
> feed
> >them. If someone had no house, the government should provide one. If
> >criminals are not responsible for their acts, then the answers are not
> >prisons, but social programs."...
> >
> >"For our culture to change, it must change one heart, one soul, and one
> >conscience at a time. Government can spend money, but it cannot put hope
> in
> >our hearts or a sense of purpose in our lives."...
> >
> >"But government should welcome the active involvement of people who are
> >following a religious imperative to love their neighbors through
> >after-school programs, child care, drug treatment, maternity group homes,
> >and a
> >range of other services. Supporting these men and women - the soldiers in
> >the armies of compassion - is the next bold step of welfare reform,
> because
> >I know that changing hearts will change our entire society." "During the
> >opening months of my presidential campaign, I have traveled our country
> and
> >my heart has been warmed. My experiences have reinvigorated my faith in
> the
> >greatness of Americans. They have reminded me that societies
> >are renewed from the bottom up, not the top down. Everywhere I go, I see
> >people of love and faith, taking time to help a neighbor in need... These
> >people and thousands like them are the heart and soul and greatness of
> >America.
> >
> >And I want to do my part. I am running for President because I believe
> >America must seize this moment, America must lead. We must give our
> >prosperity a greater purpose, a purpose of peace and freedom and hope. We
> >are a great nation of good and loving people. And together, we have a
> >charge
> >to keep."
> >
> > (Spread this around on the Internet . . .it will drive the Fourth Estate
> >-- MEDIA---crazy that they no longer have control over
> > what "the people" see and hear.)
> >_________________________________________________________
> >
>
>
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