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Life can change in the flash of a moment.
A little after four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, January 13, 1982, the lives of a lot of people were suddenly changed. The news keeps us aware of the death toll, the possible cause of that Florida airline crash in Washington, D.C., and all the efforts that were being made to salvage bodies and wreckage. But in the background were all the lives that were suddenly changed because of the death of a relative, or friend, or business associate, or acquaintance. Within seconds after the jet took off from the National Airport, hundreds of lives were changed. To bring that change into individual focus, think about Priscilla Tirado who was rescued, but whose husband and child were killed. Things have never been the same for her again.
The newspaper carried a picture of a mother searching through the 5,900 names on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, trying to find the name of her son. Things have never been the same for her, and thousands of other relatives who lost someone in that southeast struggle.
Although the casualty list of U.S. service personnel in the Persian Gulf war is not lengthy, there are thousands of persons whose lives have been changed as a result.
The response of Peter, James and John to the call of Jesus "to follow" made tremendous changes in their lives, as the gospels report. But think of the number of lives that were changed because of their response.
--Kirby
A little after four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, January 13, 1982, the lives of a lot of people were suddenly changed. The news keeps us aware of the death toll, the possible cause of that Florida airline crash in Washington, D.C., and all the efforts that were being made to salvage bodies and wreckage. But in the background were all the lives that were suddenly changed because of the death of a relative, or friend, or business associate, or acquaintance. Within seconds after the jet took off from the National Airport, hundreds of lives were changed. To bring that change into individual focus, think about Priscilla Tirado who was rescued, but whose husband and child were killed. Things have never been the same for her again.
The newspaper carried a picture of a mother searching through the 5,900 names on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, trying to find the name of her son. Things have never been the same for her, and thousands of other relatives who lost someone in that southeast struggle.
Although the casualty list of U.S. service personnel in the Persian Gulf war is not lengthy, there are thousands of persons whose lives have been changed as a result.
The response of Peter, James and John to the call of Jesus "to follow" made tremendous changes in their lives, as the gospels report. But think of the number of lives that were changed because of their response.
--Kirby
