Thursday, June 14, 2001
Thursday, June 14, 2001
For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God
will bring with him those who have died.
According to officer Bill Todd, "Mr. Anderson jumped in the water and managed to get the little
boys out, but witnesses said he went under two or three times and about the fourth time, he didn't
come back up." He gave his life to rescue two small boys.
Of course, you don't have to be an American or a football player for such heroic actions. In a
Middle school in the Ukrainian village of Ivanichi a young teacher died sometime back. He
absorbed the blast of a hand grenade to protect his pupils.
Jesus also died for others. He specially died for you and your salvation.
(1 Thessalonians 4:14
NRSV)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. May 28, 1989. "Former NFL football player Jerry Anderson," read the
newspaper account, "died Saturday after pulling two young boys out of a rain-swollen river about
40 miles southeast of Nashville. Witnesses said Anderson saw two boys, thought to be 11 or 12
years old, attempting to cross a dam spanning the river. One or both boys fell into the water.
Dear God, bring me home to you today and for all the tomorrows to come. Amen.
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