The Reign of Terror is Over

[Now, I lay me down to sleep, one less terrorist this world does keep.  With all my heart, I give my thanks, to those in uniform regardless of ranks.  You serve our country and serve it well, with humble hearts your stories tell.  So as I rest my weary eyes, while freedom rings our flag still flies.  You give your all, do what you must.  With God we live and God we trust.]


On Sunday, May 1st the U.S. armed forces finally ended Osama Bin Laden's reign of terror.  After almost 10 years of waiting, praying and wondering, the world can finally stop wondering when the other proverbial terrorism shoe is going to drop.  The families of those who were killed on 9/11, they can finally breathe again.  To the families of our soldiers who lost their son or daughter in the war against terror, finally have peace knowing that another patriot to our country will never be killed by him again.  To people everywhere who were forever changed by the events on 9/11 and every day since, sleep a little sounder tonight knowing that there is one less terrorist our there challenging our way of life. 


This day will go down in history as a day that eased the burden on the shoulders of our country.  A man who has been the face of terror for nearly a decade has been brought to justice.  Never again will he bring a country to its knees, reeling in shock from the needless destruction that occurred on that September day nearly 10 years ago.  Never again will he try and challenge the freedoms given to us by our country.  Never again will he haunt the thoughts and dreams of people around the world, wondering when and where he will strike next.  His reign of terror is over.  


I hope that you pray (as I am praying now) for our soldiers to come home.  For peace to finally find its way throughout the middle east and the world as a whole.  For a sense of unity that has long been forgotten, long been lost. 


While I do not celebrate the death of another human being, no matter how many unspeakable things he carried out in his life, I am relieved that such a man no longer has the power to irrevocably change entire nations.  


Let the healing begin.