Sadness......

Watching the Discovery channel's re-enactment of flight 93 was heartwrenching to say the least. The audio of the actual phone calls to the loved ones from the passengers on the plane made me weep. I was amazed at how calm the calls were even after they realized what the terrorist were planning to do. There is no doubt that courage and faith dwelled on that plane.

I wonder if any of us truly comprehend how many people were saved that day by these brave souls.

They gave their lives that day saving others. Perhaps what so many don't understand is that the terrorists flying the plane were already dead. Their souls had died a long time ago. Their souls died when they stopped believing that human life had value. Their souls died when they convinced themselves that God would reward them for their act of horror.

As I finish writing this I realize that the passengers on the planes that crashed that day, although not dying in the same manner, they were also.....the people of the sky.

In every decision we make in this war on terror, we must never ever forget any of the people of the sky.