[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Their sacrifice reminds me of the story in the Old Testament when Jonathan brought water to David when he was in exile.

It also reminds me of the Parable of 'The Widow's Mite'. The value of a gift is not its market value, but how much of a sacrifice it represents to the giver, and the effort which was made to make the gift meaninful. It is an honor to this country that these brave warriors see us as their fellows.

[Cultural Jihad]

"I felt that I wasn't just a foreign student. I was part of the people. It felt like home had been attacked." "I knew my people, I knew they are merciful — they can be fierce and deadly when provoked — but they are also the type of people who can easily cry for the pain of other people," he said.

They sure put the wealthy, cold-blooded, antiwar isolationist ideologues to shame.

[Cultural Jihad]

It also reminds me of the Parable of 'The Widow's Mite'.

Or just as valid, The Good Samaritan. In Jesus' day, the Samaritan people had rocks thrown at them by the pious Jews, so despised they were if they were seen in the streets. Sometimes people come into our lives to offer Christ-like assistance and help, from quarters we don't anticipate or expect, and it really shows the magical and universal nature of Christ's mercy and love.