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into a fiery furnace by the King of Babylon because they refused to worship his false gods
and idols. But when the King looked into the fire he saw "four men loose, walking in the
midst of the fire" He saw they were unhurt, and proclaimed that the "form of the fourth is
like the Son of God."
My friends, God saw the faith of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego and walked beside
them in the furnace, and they walked from the fires unscathed.
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Mr. Terry Edmonds
Presidential Speech Writer
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Dear Terry,
It was great talking with you this moming. Congratulations on your new assignment!
As I mentioned in our conversation, my eight year old daughter Alyssa, who is in third
grade, came home from school and said "Mommy, I used my play time in school today to write
this speech and my teacher said I should bring it home to you." Well I couldn't imagine what
kind of speech Alyssa would be writing, I didn't even know she understood the concept of what a
speech was. You can imagine my sui-prise when I saw that my daughter had written a speech on
Dosnia! I asked her if the class had an assignment or had talked about Bosnia in Social Studies
and she said that they hadn't but writing this speech was just something she had been thinking
about for awhile. Still rather amazed, I talked to her teacher who confirmed that indeed Alyssa
had done this all on her o\.\n during play time.
I always knew that my daughter was a compassionate child but this speech, tndy from her
heart, really touched me. So when I heard the President was tr~veling to Bosnia I decided to share
this with you. Sometimes it's the honesty of a child that brings the proper perspective to a
situation.
Thanks for taking the time to read it. I've retyped the copy and sent the original so you
could see both. Again, congratulations and good luck with the new job.
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And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and
the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father
their evil report.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of
many colours.
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak
peaceably unto him.
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your
sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they
hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and,
behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that
thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them.
And he said to him, Here am I.
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me
word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What
seekest thou?
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his
brethren, and found them in Dothan.
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured
him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon
him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many
colours that was on him;
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came
from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh.
And his brethren were content.
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to
the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now
whether it be thy son's coat or no.
And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will
go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
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Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out
from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for
they were troubled at his presence.
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your
brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to
preserve life.
For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be
earing nor harvest.
And God sent me before you to preserVe you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his
house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt:
come down unto me, tarry not:
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's
children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou
hast, come to poverty.
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down
my father hither.
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well,
and his servants.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and g·o, get you unto the land of
Canaan;
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and
ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your
wives, and bring your father, and come.
Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is your's.
And the children oflsrael did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and
gave them provision for the way.
To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five
changes of raiment.
And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with
com and bread and meat for his father by the way.
So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for
he believed them not.
And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph
had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
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'[he story struck me .for a .number of reasons.
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First, it ~as not the usual "religion" story that comes from ·washington.
Far too often when there is a religious reference
in politics or the media thes_e days, .
It ·is more, likely to be sensational t)1an inspirational,
and divisive rather than unifying and uplifting. '
But here was a non-partisan and apparently sincere testimony
to the importance ofsolid, contemplative faith·
. in the life of the .most powerful· man on earth .
. That in itself was noteworthy'.
It also struck me personally
I too have turned to the Book of Psalms in times of difficttlty.
And such behav.ior is hardly unique.
· Jewish tradition has prescribed Tehillim (Psalms)
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. a?· "the text to turn to" in time of trouble for millenia.
It's sad but true that far too many people are unaware.of this,
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I often su'ggest: open up the Book of Psalms.
Get a good translation and just skim through it,
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.Agaii-i, you'll also have plenty.ofcompany~
There's a chevra at the .Western Wall in Jerusalem that
takes it as a duty to- complete thebook once a day.
The Siddur--our Prayerbook--is ·filled with excerpts from Psalms,
sometimes a psalm in its entirety-:--sometimes a phrase ex.tracted.
It i~ impossible to complete a Jewish service without including
some section of Tehillim.
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and in life i~ general,. .
He has turned to_ the Bible for strength and comfort .
· He· mentioned specifically, the Book of Psalms.
In re~ponse to the obvious· question, "Which o~es?'~
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They were Psalm #'s 25, 27, 90, 103 and 139
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·The genius of the Book of Psalms is thar it makes faith,
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Psalms is non-doctrinaire, non-ritual, & for most part,· !)On-historical _
What it is is. "poetry of the spirit.
1\nd it can touch us all.
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our level of faith, even out religion.
It is a book, that asks no questions,
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·No one needs an excuse tq open up Book of Psalms,
but the PresideJ!t's statement gives us one-- so let's take advantage.
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-and· we'll take a moment to read them one by one:
We'll do 'it individually and si,lently.
Maybe pretend you're. the President and you have
'problems with the media, the Russians, or the Republicans.
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Better yet, pretend you're· you, and you have
problems ~ith the family, with business,/ w/the family business.
First Psalm 25 .' What does Ps. 25 say to us?
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(Discussion followed)
Major themes:
v. 1 ff. Our hope and trust s-hould b~, in G-d
and we should· try to walk on G-d's Path ..
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Help show us the right path--of goodness
This path saves ·us from distress ..
Questn: If it was so obvious what G-d wants and we know 'this,.
why. do w~ need help in walking right path?
Ans: .Because .we do. Knowing right is not enough to get
. us to "walking right." . G-d helps those who turn to G-d/ for help_. _
v.· 7 Forgive our youthful sins and transgressions:
President and everybody else ha5 lhem.
Anybody here' not?
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vv. 15-20 · G-d will deliver us from our enemies-.:.please!
When we walk iri the path o( integrity and uprightness.
All Presidents have enemies .. As dO' most of us. Bible counsels:'
Deliverance comes from refuge. in the Highest.
Not !'street fighting" like the lowes,t.
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Incidentally, it is rea9 each morning during month prior to New Year.
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. \rv, 1-3: G-d is the source of our strength .. G-d is our im1er i~tegrity.
This strength and integrity, give us confidence in time of; travail. ,..
(Competing "self-righteous~esses" should be negotiated upward.)
·vv. 4-'6: .. To live in the house'of the L-rd is what I seek~ .
Interesting from someone who lives in the White House-G-d's house is better!
· And we can all live· in it--with faith and with right I'ife.
· G-d is also. our shelter', protection and source of joy (4b, 6b).
vv. 7-13: A plea for G-d not to be hidden ftom us.
For we .know that even all_ of our self-confidence and ·integrity
is ultimately weak. We always need more than what we have
Especially in time· of difficulty.
v. 14: Therefore, Look to the L-rd!
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Psalm 90. Interesting.choice~as Presidential "favorite"
Part of traditional Sabbath a.m. service
but better ·known for it's use in Jewish funerals.·
·Immediate response to say it is somehow "morbid."
Not it at all. Ps. 90 puts~ life in perspective .. Let's read it.
Themes:
vv. 1-4: G-d is Eternal
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vv 10 & 17: Teach us to use our time well:
help us fashion for our~elves a heart of wisdom and
create works that will endure.
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Psalm 103. Used in Jewish liturgy .as prayer for sick ..viz v. 3.
Major themes:
We not as bad off·as we think we are, nor as we could be.
We often quick to blame G-d when things go wrong
and slow to thank G-d when things are good ..
Dr.· Eugene 'Horowitz, our ~cholar in residence spoke of this:.
More of our good deeds ~rewarded than bad ones punis~.
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Rabbi H. Kushner: Disasters get reported widely, good things donot.
v. 15-18: .,Life is short, things come and go.(Presidericies)
therefore keep the "covenant" (term used
Pres. in major speeches)
and know goodness/G-d's benificertce.
v 20f: Praise all G-d's works and G-d's co-workers/partners:
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expression of the omnipotence of G-d and of the intimate personal
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vv. 1-11: You know me intimate! v-- You made me/formed me
I am small, You are everywhere but
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�v. 24: Guide. me in ways everlasting.
Common theme to _all the President) Psalms (and most others):
·we need hetp from above, from_the One who made us,
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in order to be all that ~e can be,
and .to walk the path of righteousness.
Left to our own devices, we are rareiy·good enough,
certainly not as good as we .could be with G-d's help,
, · and with the help' of our tradition of learning and devotion.
It is good to have a President who understands it's important
turn to the Source of help in times of need,
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We don't yet know how history will judge President Clinton·
But we -can say that if his spiritual insight
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not only' with a sense of accomplishment, but blessing as welL
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0 LoR'n. l sc:r m;• hope: o'n You;
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2m~· God, in You l rn1st; '
may l nor be disappointed,
111;1~' my _c:nc:mic:s nor cxutr over me.
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- 0 kr non~· \\'ho l<x>k ro You he disap'poi•1rc:d;
_lc:t _the: !Jidilc:ss be disappeinted, emp,ty-handed.
•Lc:r me kn9w Your paths, 0 LORD;
reach me I Your' wavs;
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guide me in Your rruewa;• and reach me,
for You arc: God, my dcli,·ercr;
ir is You I look to ar all rimes.
<'>() LoRn, be mindful of Your compJ.ssion·
and Your faithfulness;
they arc:·old .1s time:
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lk nor mir1dful of m;· ;·outhti.Il sins and transgressions;
'in kc:c:ping with Your flithfulncss consider whoit is in m,·
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as· befits You'r goodness, 0 LORD.
R~ood and upright is rhc: LORD;
thc:rc:forc: He shows sinners the wav.
?He guides the lowly in. rhc right parh,
and reaches the lowlv His \vav.
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Al.l the: LORD'S paths ~re steadfast lO\'C
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wh<'un shnu!J I lear? .
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The: I.< Hm. is the: .~rronghold of m;· lite.
whom should I drc~d?
:wh~·n ~:\·il mcn a~~;1ilmc
·' to d~:nlur mv tic:sh ·•it is they. my ti>~:~ Jlld .;·,;- cn~·mics.'
who ~tumbk ;md 1~11.
·'Shi11lld an.ann;· besiege: me:.
my lw;lrt would ha1·c no tear;
.,hould W<lr bcsct .me:.
sri!!" ~\:ould _[ ~ contidcnr. _ .
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Th~· l.orw is m~· light and m~' help;
tor those: who keep rhc dccrccs of His covenJ.Ilr.
''.-\s !Xfirs Your name:. 0 LORD.
pardon m;· iniquirv though it be gr~:u.
12\Vhn<:n:r Jcars the LoRn.
he: shJIJ be:' shown whar path ro choose: ..
· I.IH~· shJlllin:_ ~ happy life:.
' .Jnd his .:hildrcn sh;lll inherit the: bnd.
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•Thc ~ounscl" of rhc LORO .is for those who fc:Jr Him;
to them ·He makes kno\\·n His co~·cnant.
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15_'y[y e\·es :J.re e\;Cr toward th c _LORD.
·for He: will loose m;· fc:..:t from the net.
16Turn ro m..:. ha,·e :mcre:• on m..:.
-for I :J.m· alone: and atllicted.
1~b·'My d..:ep disrreS.s·t> increases;
dclil-cr
. me from ml·. strJirs. ·
IS Look Jt m;· affliction anJ sutfcring,
Jnd torgi,·c all m;· sins.
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· ' 5cc ho11: numerous m\· cncmics arc.
and how unjusrlv thc1· h.1rc me'
:nrrorecr me: and S.l\'C- me:;
kr me: r.or be dis.1ppoimcd,
for [ llJ\'<.: soughr rdug:c 111 You.
-,:_\!J\' imcgrirY .111d upnghtncss 1\·Jtch O\G IlK, ·
tor ! look co You. .
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from .11! it~ disrn:ss.· ·
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•one: thing L1$k ofd1c L01~o.' ·'
on!~· dur do I seck:
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to •li\'c in the house of the: LoR()
Jll the dJys·of 111y lite.
to g:1zc upon the bcaurv of th~: LoRn.
h·rn t~cqucm·h His tem.pk.
;I h: will shelter me in His pavilion
on ;tn, C\'il day,
~r.lnt me the prorccriori
His ·rcnr.
r:~is~: m<; high upon .1 rock.
'' :-.=n11· i$ Ill\' head high
O\Tr m~· c:ncmies roundabour:l sacrifice in His -rc:nr wirh shouts or· jov,
singing and .:hanting J hymn ro rhc L<~RO.
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'~Hear. 0 LoRD, whcri I crv aloud;
ha\·c mac\' o·n me, ans,~·t:r me.
t>·In )·our ~haffb mv hcan savs:
"Scck ,\Jv face!'' .
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0 LORD, I ~c..~k \'our face:.
"Do nor .hide Your fa<:c ti-om inc:
do nor thrust aside: Your scrYanr in ancrc:r. You ha~:c ever bccn my hdp. ·
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Do nor fors_.ike me, do nor Jbandon me.
. 0 God. my dcfi,:erer.
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Though my fath~:r md mother :J.ba~don me,
the: Lo~o will rake-me in.
11 Shciw me ·Ypur. 1\'JI". 0 LoRn.
,1nd lead me on J.. k1 d p,uh
because 'of m1· \\'J.to.:ht'ul t<>c~.
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Donor subjc..:t. me ro rhc 11·ill of rnv t(x:s.
. tor fJ.lsc wimcss~s- .tnd unju~r J(c~scrs
. hJ.I'C J.ppc.1reJ J.g.1iqsr m..:.'
Ll H.td I r1m .rhc J.ssur.11;-:c
thJ.t' I wouiJ cnjm· rhc goodness ot' ch<.: LoF.n
in rhc:- LmJ of rho.: li' ing .
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0 LoRn, You h,l,·e examined me and know me.
1\\'hc.:n l sir down or sr~uid up You know ir;
You dis,·c.:rn nw rhou~hrs from· atir.
,_,:,.You ubsen·c.:··• i1w \\'~liking ~llld redi1.1ing,
.111d .trc.: Ltn:il!.u·· '~·irh all·m,· w.ws.
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bur thar You, 0 Lottn. know ir wdl.
.;'iou hc.:dnc.: m~ bc.:t(>re and bchiitd·
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6{r is beyond my knowledge;
it is a mvsrcrv; I cannot fathom it.
7 Whcrc can. I cs~apc from Your spirir?
Where can· I lice from Your presence?.
·srf I ascend ro heaven, You arc there;
if I descend to Sheol. You arc the~c roo.
'~If I' rake \ving with rhe .dawn
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to come ·ro rest on ·rhc \ircstern .horizon,
IOeven there Your hJ.nd will be guiding me,
Your right hand·will be holding me fist.
II If I sa,:, "Surely. darkness ~>-will !=OnceJ.l me:,
· night will provide me wirh covcr,"·b
· 11dlrkncss is not dark for You;
night is as light as da~·;
darkness and light arc the sJ.mc.
13 It was You who created my conscience;'
:You ·fashioned me in my mother's womb.
· t~I rnraisc You,•
for [ am awesomclv, wondrouslv made;
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Your work is wonderful;
I know it \'cry well.
15;\!1· frame WJ.S nor conceJled from You
when I was. shaped in a hidden place,
knit rogcrher in rhi: recesses of the earth.
16Your eyes saw my untormed limbs;
the\' were all recorded in Your book;
in due rime rhev w~rc formed,
l·io the very last one of them.·•
~-"t-Iow "-cighl"\· Your thoughts' seem to me. 0 GoJ.
· . how gr;ar ~heir' numbc.:~
•'! (ounr rhm1-rhe\· cx(ccJ rhc gr:tins of sand;
"I c:nJ-but Jm still wirh You.
1°0 God. if. Y<Ju would only sb~· rhc wickcd\·ou murJen:rs. awav. from-mc!--'
:o .• "·ho in,·oke You for imrig:uc:.
Your .:'n..:mi..:s "·ho s\n:Jr b\· You tJ.Isch·.·l
:lo LilRII. You kno\\ I h.HC those who lure You.
.lthl l.~>.H.IK
Your .ldn:rs.tnl·s.
pc:rt'c..:t ll:>.trcd row:>.rd thc:m~
I ,i>unt rh.:m nl\' enemies.
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0 GoJ,"JnJ know n~y mind;
l'r<>r.: .;~K .u1J 'know m\' ti1oug:h,rs .
., :-;<'l. tt. [ h.1\:c \'O.Hihm \\':1\'S,
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of :Vloscs, the manofGod.
0 Lord, Youl1.1ve bp:n our refuge in every generation.
lJkforc the mounrains came into being,
. bdorc !'ou brought forth the earth and the world,
from crcrniry m eternity You arc God.
JYou rerum man to dusr;~
. You decreed "Rerum
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ih· For in~ Your s'igh~ a th~~sa.nd years ..
arc like vcsrerdJ\' chat has pasr,
like· .1 ~v~tch ·of ilie night.
5\'"ou engulf men in slecp;·b
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at da,·brcak thcv arc like· grass thar renews 1tsclt;
oar d~\·brcak it flourishes anc,y;
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Ulcss the LoRn, 0 m~' soul,
all my being. His holy name.~
!I)Jcss the LORD, 0 nw soul
and do 1~or forger ~II His boumics.
JHc forgivcs.Jl! your sins.
hcJls' all ~·our diseases.
iH..: redeems vour !if..: ti'om the Pic,
surrounds ·,·ou with stcadfJSt lo\•e 'Jnd nicn.:y.
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5Hc satisfies \'~U with good thihgs in ~·the prime of lik;•
so tl1.1t y~ur youth is' renewed like the cagk's~ ' .
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n"fhc.U)~o executes righteous acts
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who arc \~Tonged.
Hc made known His ways ro Moses.
His Jc.:eds ro the children of Israel.
liTho.: LoRn is compassionate Jnd gracious.
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by dusk ir withers md dries up.
-so 1\'C arc consumed "by Your. anger.
rerror-stmck by Your fury.
~You· hJ\'C set our iniquities before You.
our hidden sins in rhc light of Your t'Jec.
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' .-\ll our lbys p:1ss :~w:~y in Your :\·rarh;
we spend our yc:~rs.likc'a sigh~
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' The span of our life is seventy };cars.
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. or. given rhc strength. cighr:/ years;
' but rbe h·bcst of rhcm·h arc trouble and sorrow.
The~· pass b~: speedil~· • .1nd we <·:~rc in J~rkncss. ·<.
'' \ \'ho cJn kno_\v Your furious :~ngcr? ·
\'uur 1\'rarh marches rhc fear of You.
11Tc.:.\ch us ro count our Jays rightly.
rlur \\'C may obr:~in a wis.c heart.
J.;Turn, 0 Lottn!
!low long/
slow ru..mger. J~unding in src~tdfisr lm·c.:.
1-!e "·ill· nor conrend torc\'cr.
or nllrsc.: His ,,ri't~er ti>r all'timc.
IClli..: has nor dealt ~virh liS ·J~cording ro our sim.
nor h.1s He.: rc.:quirc.:J u~ JCc.:tirding ro our iniquiri..:s.
II !-=or .\S th..: hca\·,cns arc .high JbO\'C the eJrth.
so grc.\t is His sreadt'Jsr-lm·c to\1'.\rd those.: 11·ho k.u Hi:
11,-\s o.:asr is far from· west.
- 'so t:tr h;L~ .He rerno,·cd our sins frorn liS.
L'As .1 f.uhcr has compassion ti>r his .:hildrcn.
so the LORD has comras.~ion li>r those who tear Him.
'•!-=or He knows how \\'C ~rc, t~rmcd; '
1-k is mindful rl~a~
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men.:y ro Your so.:r.·Jnrs.
'•S.1ri~t~· us ~IC. da~·brc.:~1k \\'ith Yqur src~lllt:1sr lu,·c
rlur ,,.c.: m~l\' sing .for jov .1ll our d;n-s.
''<..;i,·o.: us joy f~r ~s -long ~ You have ~ffiicrcd us.
· ti1r' the.: yo.:;\rs we ha,·c sutli:n:d misfortune.
••·I.c.:r Your deeds
secn.b~· Your scivanrs-.
Your 0<Yior.·. tl\'. their children.
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kr rhc \\'ork of our ·lunds prosper.
0 prnspo.:r the "·ork ot' our lunJs!
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ho.: blooms 'like a Hower oft h..:. ticld;
lnJ \vind p;lsse~ b~· and it is no more,
. irs 0\\'l\ place no longo.:r knows ir.
,~f\ur the LoRn's sn:,1dt'Jsr lo,·e is ior·Jll ercmi~·
toward those 1\·ho fi:;\r Him.,
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.111d His N:no.:ti.:o.:n.:o.: is ti1r .the .:hildren·s (hildrcn
~~of those whi1 keep His cc),·en:mt
. .•111d remo.:mt-cr ro ut'lser.·c Hi~ prec..:prs.
I''Th..: LoRn h.u esr.lblisho.:d His throne in h~Jn:n .. ·
_ .tnd His son·reign rtdo.: is o,·c.:r .1ll.,
:"Bios rh..: LoRn. 0 His .1ngo.:ls.
might\' (rc.lrures who do His hiddin1,;.
o.:\·~r ol'<:diem to His bidding;
l11 bless the !.oR n ..111 His hmts ..
II i.s .,o.:r.·.lllts who do His 11 ill;·
1:blc~s rhc l.<liUl ••111 Hi.~ ll'<>rk.'.
throu:;"!t rh,· kngrh .llhl brc.:.h!th of Hi~ re.1i111:
bless rh.,: 1.\lRn. 0 m,· '<>t"d:
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�From Abraham Lincoln:
"I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no
where else to go. In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all. And it comes with bitter
agony. Perfect relief is not possible, except with time."
Cervantes:
"Tomorrow will be a new day. When God sends the dawn, he sends it for us all."
Job 5:18
"For he maketh sore and bindeth up; he woundeth and his hands make whole."
Revelations 7: 17
"For the lamb, which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto
living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Unattributed (a takeoff on something Tony Campolo says)
"At times like this, we must remember, we will know joy again, but we will never be the
same."
Oscar Wilde
"Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground."
Romans 8:28
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who
are called according to His purpose. "
Reinhold Niebuihr
"Nothing that is worth anything can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore, we must be saved
by hope."
�Romans 8:24,25
"For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one also
hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with persevence, we wait
eagerly for it."
Romans: 12:11
"Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, persevering
in tribulation, devoted to prayer. "
MLK
[on why Brown was in Bosnia]
"Man must evolve for all human conflict, a method which rejects revenge, aggression and
retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love."
Psalm 39:7
And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in Thee."
Psalm 62:5
My soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and
my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be shaken."
�PRESERVATION
PHOTOCOPY
DAN! EL, CHAPTER 3
King James' Version
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Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits,
and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of
Babylon.
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Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the
captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the
provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set
up.
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Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors,
the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the
dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before
the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
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Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, 0 people, nations, and languages,
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That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery,
dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that
Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
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And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst
of a burning fiery furnace.
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Ther~fore
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Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
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They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, 0 king, live for ever.
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at that time, when all the people heard the sound of :the. cornet,: flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages,
fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
10 Thou, 0 king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet,
flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and
worship the golden image:
11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a
burning fiery furnace.
12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, 0 king, have not regarded thee: they
serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and
�DANIEL, CHAPTER 3
Revised standard Version
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King Nebuchadnez'zar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its
breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
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Then King Nebuchadnez'zar sent to assemble the satraps, the prefects, and the governors,
the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the
provinces to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnez'zar had set
up.
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Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the
justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, were assembled for the
dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnez'zar had set up; and they stood before the
.image that Nebuchadnez'zar had set up.
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And the herald proclaimed aloud, "You are commanded, 0 peoples, nations, and
languages,
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that when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every
kind of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King
Nebuchadnez'zar has set up;
6 and whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into a burning
fiery furnace."
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Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon,
harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down
and wor~hiped the golden image which King Nebuchadnez'zar had set up.
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Therefore at that time certain Chalde'ans came forward and maliciously accused the
Jews.
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They said to King Nebuchadnez'zar, "0 king, live for ever!
10 You, 0 king, have made a decree, that every man who hears the sound of the horn, pipe,
lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, shall fall down and worship the
golden image;
11 and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into a burning fiery furnace.
12 There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of
Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego. These men, 0 king, pay no heed to you;
they do not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up."
13 Then Nebuchadnez'zar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and
�Abed'nego be brought. Then they brought these men before the king.
14 Nebuchadnez'zar said to them, "Is it true, 0 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego, that
you do not serve my gods or worship the golden image which I have set up?
15 Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp,
bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have
made, well and good; but if you do not worship, you shall immediately be cast into a
burning fiery furnace; and who is the god that will deliver you out of my hands?"
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego answered the king, "0 Nebuchadnez'zar, we have no
need to answer you in this matter.
17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace;
and he will deliver us out of your hand, 0 king.
18 But if not, be it known to you, 0 king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the
golden image which you have set up."
19 Then Nebuchadnez' zar was full of fury, and the expression of his face was changed
against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego. He ordered the furnace heated seven times
more than it was wont to be heated.
20 And he ordered certain mighty men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed'nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21 Then these men were bound in their mantles, their tunics, their hats, and their other
garments, and they were cast into the burning fiery furnace.
22 Because the king's order was strict and the furnace very hot, the flame of the fire slew
those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego.
· 23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego, fell bound into the burning
fiery furnace.
24 Then King Nebuchadnez'zar was astonished and rose up in haste. He said to his
counselors, "Did we not ,cast three men bound into the fire?" They answered the king,
"True, 0 king."
25 He answered, "But I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are
not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods."
26 Then Nebuchadnez'zar came near to the door of the burning fiery furnace and said,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Ab~d'nego, servants of the Most High God, come forth, and
come here!" Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego came out from the fire.
�27 And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king's counselors gathered together
and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men; the hair of
their heads was not singed, their mantles were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come
upon them.
28 Nebuchadnez'zar said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego, who
has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set at nought the
king's command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god
except their own God.
29 Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against
the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego shall be torn limb from limb, and their
houses laid in ruins; for there is no other god who is able to deliver in this way."
30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego in the province of Babylon.
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Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
Is
14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them,
it true, 0 Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the
image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into
the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my
hands?
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, 0 Nebuchadnezzar,
we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace,
and he will deliver us out of thine hand, 0 king.
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, 0 king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship
the golden image which thou hast set up.
19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should
heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other
garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot,
the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst
of the burning fiery furnace.
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said
unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They
answered and said unto the king, True, 0 king.
25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and
they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake,
and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come
forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst
�of the fire.
27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the Icing's counsellors, being gathered
together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of
their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on
them.
28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and
have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor
worship any god, except their own God.
29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any
thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces,
and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver
after this sort.
30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
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Terry Edmonds
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Office of Speechwriting
James (Terry) Edmonds
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1995-2001
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Terry Edmonds worked as a speechwriter from 1995-2001. He became the Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting in 1999. His speechwriting focused on domestic topics such as race relations, veterans issues, education, paralympics, gun control, youth, and senior citizens. He also contributed to the President’s State of the Union speeches, radio addresses, commencement speeches, and special dinners and events. The records include speeches, letters, memorandum, schedules, reports, articles, and clippings.
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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635 folders in 52 boxes
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Box 18
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