ABOUT REMEMBERING

Psalm 71:20 “You have allowed me to suffer much hardship but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.” 

On the morning of 9/11/2001, I was glued to my TV like millions of others.  America was under attack by terrorists and we were not about to miss a detail.  Except for those of us that remember the Pearl Harbor attack, it is extremely rare to experience war on US soil.

At one time in the 1980’s, I spent time in meetings with a client company who was a tenant on the 11^Th floor of the World Trade Center.  My company was located in upstate New York.  But, a couple of times each month, it was my job to meet with our client in his NYC offices.

It was traditional to fly to the city early in the morning and I have vivid memory the airport shuttle leaving me at the WTC.  Time and time again, I encountered thousands of people arriving at work at the same time, leaving buses, and subway trains.  Some elevators took people from floors 1-50 and others to the higher 50 floors.

On a separate occasion, we were half finished with our meeting in the middle of the day when it began to snow.  Thousands of people left for the day by the same transportation that brought them in the morning.  I had never been a part of such chaos or near panic in my life.

Dear God,  we pray that we can continue to move ahead with our lives, but at the same time, we never want to forget the events of 9/11/01.  In Jesus name we pray.  Amen.