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10,000 Feet of Hope

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10,000 Feet of Hope

Imagine 10,000 feet of hope.
Dr. King reminded us that we are all "caught in an inescapable web of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly." All of us are wounded by the war in Iraq, and we must work together to end it.
Whether or not you can come to Washington in March you can be part of the web of resistance by offering a strand of hope.
Here's how: send or bring to Washington a six-foot length of light rope (multi-colored easy-tie clothesline is ideal). Attach to the rope ribbons or bands of cloth with your own hopes for a peaceful Iraq, your own prayers for peace, your own definitions of peace. Imagine something like Buddhist prayer flags.
Leave a foot at each end of your length of rope (so they can be tied together) and fill the remaining four feet. Please keep the ribbons or bands of cloth or prayer flags to two feet or shorter (so they can be carried without dragging the ground), and make them whatever width you like (keeping in mind that onlookers will want to be able read your hopes and prayers).
Let our common longing for peace bind us together in hope.
Imagine 10,000 feet of hope.

See the address to mail your rope of hope: http://christianpeacewitness.org/node/409

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I love the site and the e-mail I received from Mr. John Stoner. I was forced to post this on this site and the 10,000 feet of Hope is great. However, I share the follow from one of my many mind food table. Peace!

SOS, DANGER, DANGER, STAY INSIDE YOUR BOX!

Please,
stay inside your Box,
If you feel the urge, to leave your Box
Please ignore it, by any means necessary.

If you,
Must move, outside of your Box
Be sure to return, to the same spot
Before you left your Box.

But it is,
Always best to never leave your Box
This is the highest calling, of a good,
Faithful and dedicated patriot.

If you find,
That your Box has been moved,
At anytime, or for any reason,
Be sure to move in the same direction, as your Box,
Until you find your Box,
and get back in it,immediately!

If for any reason,
You should misplace, your BOX
Go to your nearest, Religious Institution,
Political or government Agency!

And they,
Will gladly, Issue, you a new BOX
Free of Charge, but whatever you do
Never remain outside your Box, Long enough
For independent thinking---to take place.
This can be extremely dangerous,
And destructive, for both you and your Box.

So never,
Ever question, why, you MUST stay
Inside your Box, be quiet, and NEVER ask,
Why your religious, Political, economic,
And Government Institutions are happy
As long as you, remain inside the BOX
They designed for you.

And never forget,
That as long as you, are in your Box,
You are safe, secure, happy,
A real patriot, and truly loved, by everybody.

So there is,
No need of thinking for yourself,
Your family, community, state, nation and world
Your security is in the BOX, It has eliminated,
The need to read, write,
research the internet for information
to educate yourself, and your family.

Everything Has been provided for you, In the BOX.
So stay inside your box, you are on your way
To success, and never question your happiness.

Or
Anything else, inside your box
And you will avoid, hell and damnation
Unlike those who question the rules, regulations,
And dictates placed inside the BOX.

So,
Stay inside your box, and follow the instructions
Without Questions, the Box belongs to you,
It’s your right, and entitlement,
As long as you remember, that the box is yours

So,
Cling to it, and never leave it.
It belongs to you, and you cannot survive,
Outside the Box, and the BOX, cannot survive, unless you are in it []

So,
Whatever you do!
JUST, don’t leave the BOX!

By: George Boston Rhynes
Copyright, June 1, 2007
Code: The Box process, June 1, 2007

Posted by: George Boston Rhynes

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