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<blockquote data-quote="la4angus" data-source="post: 23041" data-attributes="member: 132"><p>From the office of Lammar Alexander</p><p>> > Subject: Bush in church, Very interesting </p><p>> > </p><p>> > I'm at the 8:00am service at my church, St. John's Episcopal, at </p><p>> > Lafayette Square, across from the White House. (I wanted to go early </p><p>> > because I was going with Alice and Brent for breakfast at the Cracker </p><p>> > Barrel in Manassas.) Much of the service was uneventful--nice, but </p><p>> > uneventful--until it comes to the part of the service when the priest </p><p>> > says, "Greet one another in the name of the Lord." I turn to my right </p><p>> > to exchange the peace with my friend, Amy Fox Smythe, who was on the </p><p>> > other end of my pew. I then shake hands with the person in front of </p><p>> > me, and turn around to say hello to the person behind me. The person </p><p>> > behind me was our 43rd President George W. Bush. I am not kidding. A </p><p>> > small crowd was forming around him, and not wanting to delay the </p><p>> > church service or bother him by waiting to shake his hand, I turned </p><p>> > back around and sat down and talked to Amy. About 30 seconds later I </p><p>> > felt a hand on my left shoulder and turned around to see President </p><p>> > Bush with his hand extended. "Peace of the Lord, " he said and held my </p><p>> > hand with both of his. "Peace of the Lord," I replied, and held both </p><p>> > his hands and smiled at him. I turned back around and was remarkably </p><p>> > calm about the fact that the most powerful person in the world was </p><p>> > sitting two feet behind me. I could hear him flipping through his </p><p>> > bulletin as the priest made the announcements. I loved the idea of him </p><p>> > thinking, "Oh, there's a covered dish next Sunday." We perched and </p><p>> > when I stood up to go to the communion rail, he got up and walked down </p><p>> > the aisle behind me. We passed a little old lady who said, "Mr. </p><p>> > President, I pray for you every day." To which he said, "That's a very </p><p>> > special gift. Thank you so much." We got to the communion rail and </p><p>> > there were two spaces, one in front of us and one around the side of </p><p>> > the altar. We both surmised for ten seconds and then I started off </p><p>> > around the corner. He stopped me and whispered, "No, no. I'll go </p><p>> > around" and motioned for me to take the closer spot. The only </p><p>> > exception made in the entire service was that the President was </p><p>> > allowed to leave first and then the rest of the congregation followed. </p><p>> > </p><p>> > With all sincerity, and partisanship aside I tell you: This is a </p><p>> > special man! There is a peace and a Godliness about him. It radiates </p><p>> > from him. It is the only reason that I was able to remain calm. It was </p><p>> > more than the adrenaline I've felt when I've met other famous people. </p><p>> > A goodness flows through this man. He has more than my vote in </p><p>> > November. He has my respect, my prayers, and my gratitude. Whatever </p><p>> > your political affiliation, and whether or not you agree with his </p><p>> > decisions, you should take comfort in the fact that--despite recent </p><p>> > press attacks--this is a man of integrity who makes decisions because </p><p>> > he believes they are RIGHT, not popular. He makes these decisions with </p><p>> > a heavy heart and through prayer</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="la4angus, post: 23041, member: 132"] From the office of Lammar Alexander > > Subject: Bush in church, Very interesting > > > > I'm at the 8:00am service at my church, St. John's Episcopal, at > > Lafayette Square, across from the White House. (I wanted to go early > > because I was going with Alice and Brent for breakfast at the Cracker > > Barrel in Manassas.) Much of the service was uneventful--nice, but > > uneventful--until it comes to the part of the service when the priest > > says, "Greet one another in the name of the Lord." I turn to my right > > to exchange the peace with my friend, Amy Fox Smythe, who was on the > > other end of my pew. I then shake hands with the person in front of > > me, and turn around to say hello to the person behind me. The person > > behind me was our 43rd President George W. Bush. I am not kidding. A > > small crowd was forming around him, and not wanting to delay the > > church service or bother him by waiting to shake his hand, I turned > > back around and sat down and talked to Amy. About 30 seconds later I > > felt a hand on my left shoulder and turned around to see President > > Bush with his hand extended. "Peace of the Lord, " he said and held my > > hand with both of his. "Peace of the Lord," I replied, and held both > > his hands and smiled at him. I turned back around and was remarkably > > calm about the fact that the most powerful person in the world was > > sitting two feet behind me. I could hear him flipping through his > > bulletin as the priest made the announcements. I loved the idea of him > > thinking, "Oh, there's a covered dish next Sunday." We perched and > > when I stood up to go to the communion rail, he got up and walked down > > the aisle behind me. We passed a little old lady who said, "Mr. > > President, I pray for you every day." To which he said, "That's a very > > special gift. Thank you so much." We got to the communion rail and > > there were two spaces, one in front of us and one around the side of > > the altar. We both surmised for ten seconds and then I started off > > around the corner. He stopped me and whispered, "No, no. I'll go > > around" and motioned for me to take the closer spot. The only > > exception made in the entire service was that the President was > > allowed to leave first and then the rest of the congregation followed. > > > > With all sincerity, and partisanship aside I tell you: This is a > > special man! There is a peace and a Godliness about him. It radiates > > from him. It is the only reason that I was able to remain calm. It was > > more than the adrenaline I've felt when I've met other famous people. > > A goodness flows through this man. He has more than my vote in > > November. He has my respect, my prayers, and my gratitude. Whatever > > your political affiliation, and whether or not you agree with his > > decisions, you should take comfort in the fact that--despite recent > > press attacks--this is a man of integrity who makes decisions because > > he believes they are RIGHT, not popular. He makes these decisions with > > a heavy heart and through prayer [/QUOTE]
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