Praise the Lord!!!

I have told you before that I hardly ever read or listen to the news via newspaper or television anymore. Today, our son called to wish us a happy anniversary and to give us the great news that the terrorist, Bin Laden, is now dead at the hands of the United States. My first reaction was that this is fantastic news. But as the time has passed, I also realize that the people of the free world are now at great renewed risk that the people whom he left behind will be gunning for us--possibly more now that at any other time in history.

I still cannot say that I wish that they had not killed him. I just think that we need to be aware that this is not the end of the bloody torment that this monster has put the people of the world through. Many innocent people died at his hands. All in the name of his god. As a Christian, I am so happy that I do not worship a god who could ever demand that totally guiltless people--adults and children--should be put to death just to expand the group's power on earth.

I want to thank all of the men and women who have given their all and, in many cases, their lives, to bring this man to the end that he so richly deserved. Without these people, our freedom would have surely come to an end sooner than later.

For the rest of us, we must realize that we need to be very careful for quite some time in the future. As for me and mine, we will be avoiding foreign countries and large cities where more tragedies may occur. Living in a town the size of Leoti pretty well assures us that we will probably be safe. As for the rest of you, I will be remembering you in prayer.

VLE-B