Where
were you on that day? I was sitting at
my desk preparing for the next Sunday when the phone rang. One of our men asked me to pray for his son
who was missing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. A few minutes later I walked across the
street to our home where I watched the events of the day unfold … the second
airplane hit the tower, the plane crashing in rural Pennsylvania as well the crumbling
of both towers.
Our
churches were full the following Sunday as fear gripped our nation, and even
that very night a prayer meeting seeking God for help took place our church
with many people seeking God for answers.
I shared these verses:
Do not be afraid of the terrors of the
night,
nor the arrow that flies in the day. 6 Do not dread the disease that stalks in
darkness,
nor the disaster that strikes at midday. 7 Though
a thousand fall at your side,
though ten thousand are dying around you,
these
evils will not touch you. 8 Just open your eyes,
and see how the
wicked are punished. 9 If you make the LORD your refuge,
if
you make the Most High your shelter, 10 no evil will conquer you;
no plague
will come near your home.
We
have nothing to fear when God is our hope and our help. He has everything in His hands. Yes, life and death are in His control. Not ours.
Our success and our understanding are also in His plan for us.
I
don’t have a clue why God would allow such terrible things to happen, but I do
know that it is situations such as 9/11 that draw us closer to God and allow us
to tell others about God. Remembering
what happened that day will bring us to the same place.
Remember
those who lost their lives on that difficult day. Remember those who served, sharing and gave
to help those who hurt and lost.
Remember the families of both.
Remember that God cared then, and God cares now. We will not forget. We remember.
The
pain of 9/11 reminds us that we serve a compassionate and loving God who holds
us when disease or disaster strikes. No
darkness, no destruction, no pain can compare to the greatness of our God. May we allow this 9/11, 11 years later to
help us lean on God and to remember how good God was and is and will be in the
days to come.
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