In the Cries of War

Victory over evil
in the cries of war
the terrorist brought down
but may we not gloat

Not like the fall of Hector
his body dragged in the dust
may we ever seek peace
may we lift our neighbor up


May 3, 2011
Selected Shorts on NPR,
http://www.selectedshorts.org/
heard May 1, 2011
including The Death of Hector
from Homer’s The Iliad
http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=client_ymp&p=NPR_135893937.mp3%20
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/shorts/2011/may/01/
&
Death of Osama bin Laden
May 1, 2011
and remembering the al Qaeda terrorism of
September 11, 2011
&
sermon, “We Lawyers Are Good For Something”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/sermon-we-lawyers-are-good-for.html
based on Luke 10:25-37
by Raymond A. Foss, Esq.
July 15, 2007
Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH
(with bulletin inserts of Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda terrorists)

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