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>> > > "JESUS HELP ME" > >> > > > >> > > The Faith of Todd Beamer > >> > > > >> > > "I don't think we're going to get out of this thing. I'm going to have > >> > > to go out on faith." > >> > > > >> > > It was the voice of Todd Beamer, the passenger -- and Wheaton College > >> > > graduate -- who said "Let's roll" as he led the charge against the > >> > > terrorists who had hijacked United Flight 93, the one, you will > >> > > remember, that crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside. > >> > > > >> > > The whole world knows how brave Beamer and his fellow passengers were > >> > > on September 11. But this week we learned more fully what buttressed > >> > > that bravery: Faith in Jesus Christ. Todd died as he lived, a faithful > >> > > evangelical believer. > >> > > > >> > > In an article titled "The Real Story of Flight 93," Newsweek reveals > >> > > gripping new details from the actual transcripts of the now-recovered > >> > > cockpit voice recorder. "Todd had been afraid," Newsweek relates. > >"More > >> > > than once, he cried out for his Savior." > >> > > > >> > > After passengers were herded to the back of the jet, Beamer called the > >> > > GTE Customer Center in Oakbrook, Illinois. He told supervisor Lisa > >> > > Jefferson about the hijacking. The passengers were planning to jump > >the > >> > > terrorists, he said. And then he asked her to pray with him. > >> > > > >> > > As Newsweek relates, "Beamer kept a Lord's Prayer bookmark in his Tom > >> > > Clancy novel, but he didn't need any prompting. He began to recite the > >> > > ancient litany, and Jefferson joined him: Our Father which art in > >> > > Heaven, Hallowed be thy name." As they finished, Beamer added, "Jesus, > >> > > help me." And then, Beamer and his fellow passengers prayed a prayer > >> > > that has comforted millions down through the centuries -- the prayer > >> > > that David wrote in a time of great anguish: The Lord is my shepherd, > >I > >> > > shall not want . . .Yea, though I walk through the valley of the > >shadow > >> > > of death, I will fear no evil. And then the famous last words: "Are > >you > >> > > guys ready? Let's roll." > >> > > > >> > > We now know from the cockpit voice recorder that Beamer and other > >> > > passengers wrestled with the hijackers and forced the plane to crash > >> > > into the ground, killing themselves but foiling what was believed to > >> > > have been the hijackers' plan to fly Flight 93 into the Capitol or the > >> > > hite House. > >> > > > >> > > As Christians, we know that God can bring good out of evil. In Todd > >> > > Beamer, the world witnesses a faith that held up in the extremity of > >> > > fear. A faith that is even now comforting his widow and two young > >> > > sons. > >> > > > >> > > Lisa Beamer told NBC's Dateline, "You know, in the Lord's Prayer, it > >> > > asks us to forgive our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass > >> > > against us." As Todd prayed this prayer in the last moments of his > >> > > life, in a way, Lisa said, "He was forgiving those people for what > >they > >> > > were doing, the most horrible thing you could ever do to someone." > >> > > > >> > > It wasn't Todd Beamer's job to fight terrorists. He was just a > >> > > passenger who along with several others did what he didn't have to do > >> > > but foiled a terrible evil that might have been done to his country. > >> > > > >> > > As Flight 93 hurtled towards destruction, Todd Beamer could not have > >> > > known that his quiet prayers would ultimately be heard by millions > >that > >> > > the story of his last acts on earth would be a witness to the Lord he > >> > > loved and served and a lasting example of true heroism. > >> > > > >> > > HOPE YOU WILL SHARE THIS INSPIRING STORY > >> > > Click HERE to return to the edited story Click HERE to create a banner that links to this story! Your e-mail address will be kept private!
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