Reflections on September 11 Tragedy

No matter how hard we try,

words simply cannot express the horror,

the shock, and the revulsion we all feel over what

took place

in this nation on Tuesday morning.

September 11

will go down in our history as a day to remember.

A breaking news story to tell you about.

Apparently, a plane has just crashed into the World

Trade Center

here in New York City. It happened just a few moments ago.

None of us will ever forget the pictures of our courageous

firefighters and police,

many of whom have lost friends and colleagues,

or the hundreds of people attending or standing patiently in

line to donate blood.

A tragedy like this

could have torn our country apart, but instead

it has united us

and we've become a family. Yes, our nation has been

attacked, buildings destroyed, lives lost,

but now we have a choice

whether to implode and disintegrate emotionally and

spiritually

as a people and a nation,

or

whether we choose to become stronger through all of this

struggle to rebuild on a solid foundation.

And in that faith, we have the strength to endure something

as

difficult and horrendous as what we've experienced this week.

My prayer today is

that we will feel the loving arms of God

wrapped around us

and will know in our hearts that He will never forsake us

as we trust in Him.

And this is going to be a day that we will remember.

May God bless you all.