Glenn Beck’s "Restoring Honor" a huge
success
By Jen Shroder
8/28/10America’s faithful gathered with the unified mission to
Restore Honor within ourselves and our nation. From the steps of the
Abraham Lincoln Monument all the way past the World War II Memorial
they gathered, straining to hear as numbers exceeded all hopes. Crowd
estimates range from 500,000 to over a million as Beck spoke of God
and family, of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Between a mix of
Gospel and patriotic songs and speakers stood Martin Luther King Jr’s
niece, Dr. Alveda King, who bravely spoke in spite of threats and
great risk.
Over $5 million was raised and donated to the noble Special
Operations Warrior Foundation, which began by special ops promising to
take care of one another’s families as they faced dangerous missions
and never came home.
Faith, Hope and Charity awards were presented to John M. Huntsman,
a man who gave more than $2 billion dollars to charities; Albert
Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals, boldly proclaimed his faith in the Gospel
of Jesus Christ; and Tom Kirk, an Air Force squadron commander who
survived years of torture in Hanoi.
After honoring so many and stirring the crowd, Glenn introduced
Dave Reever, a Viet Nam veteran. Glenn said, "He was on a mission and
he pulled a phosphorous grenade. It went off in his hand…He told me
that he actually put his head in his pillow and he screamed because he
didn’t want anyone in the hospital to hear. But when he removed his
face from the pillow, he didn’t care who heard him because his face
was left in the pillow. He’s a man that tried to kill himself because
he thought, ‘My wife will not want me, no one will want what is left
of this scarred man.’ I am happy to say he has turned his life over to
God and his wife stood by his side and as he said, kissed him in the
one good part of his face and looked him into his one good eye and
together they have made their way. Ladies and gentlemen, Dave Reever
will offer our closing prayer."
Dave Reever walked up to the mic. "God in heaven, we recognize that
there is a reflecting pool down here on earth. This one is not only of
water but there is a second one, it is a pool of people gathered in
Your name. And we reflect You. We are Your reflecting pool and we may
be scarred or some of us limbs missing, we recognize the pain of war,
but God YOU are the Healer. Our nation at war needs a Healer today,
from Baghdad to Kandahar, wherever our troops are in harm’s way. May
hundreds of thousands of people at this very moment carry a big stick
at the reflecting pool and may we move the heart of God to protect our
troops who have protected us this very day to celebrate the freedom
they have fought for us. God bless this nation. We thank You for our
president, we thank You for our congress, we thank You for our land,
but God we thank You that You rule in the hearts of these people and
all things work together for good to them that love God and are called
according to His purpose. On 8:28 of the book of Romans and on this
glorious day, God I pray not only that You would bless those veterans
that are returning, but in this crowd are tens of thousands of Viet
Nam veterans that never got a welcome home." Dave paused a moment
trying to compose himself and his voice cracked, " God give them a
welcome home."
As I sat at my keyboard, I originally intended to cut back and
forth between this illuminated event and the dark coverage of
mainstream media. I was armed with names and quotes such as CNN’s
anchor agreeing with a contributor that this is, as he said, "the 2010
Wingnut Superbowl." But after Dave Reever’s heartfelt prayer, all I
can say is, God help them. Glenn might be at risk of losing his
eyesight, but he will never be that blind. God help them to see. Heal
our nation that we, once more, may stand in Your name and be a light
to a world in desperate need of You.
"The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but
it can never be forgotten what they did here. It is for us, the
living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work that they
have thus so far nobly advanced. It is rather for us, here, to be
dedicated now to the great task remaining before us, that from these
honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause which they gave
their last full measure of devotion, that we here highly resolve that
these dead shall have not died in vain. That this nation under God
shall have a new birth of freedom, and that the government of the
people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from this
earth." ~Abraham Lincoln as quoted by Glenn Beck
God save us.
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