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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

WE WILL NEVER FORGET!

Warning: Actual footage from terrorist attacks on 9/11/01.

Today is a sad day for my country, but it's also a day to remember the love we have in our hearts one for another. Today we remember the events of September 11, 2001. A day wherein a small band of hate-filled religious zealots following their Muslim faith murdered 3,000 people on an otherwise ordinary day.

On this day 11 years ago, men who believe in the letter of the religious law carried out a diabolical and evil attack on the citizens of the United States. They boarded our planes and usurped authority over the pilots, crew, and passengers. They wrought fear and terror. So sure were they that their deed was blessed by Allah (their god) that they gave their own lives for their cause.

There's so much confusion as to why anyone would feel this much hate for another nation of people that it's not explainable. We can't explain the evil but we can explain the love that caused the first responders to rise up and take immediate action. We can explain the love that caused those people on one flight to attack their attackers, thereby causing the plane to crash in a field instead of in a neighborhood or into another building. We can explain the thousands of people that risked their own lives to save their co-workers that day. We can explain the love that carried people to their tasks and duties, their sacrifices and acts of kindness that saved others. Most of them died while saving total strangers.

The Bible describes the father of evil as the author of all confusion. When I can't sort something out in my mind, I know that it's not from God. After 11 years and 11 memorial speeches, I still can not sort it out. Why they hated us this much will always be one big question mark in my mind.

Moving past those who hated us and to the ones that loved another, I find complete peace and solace. I think of the fathers that didn't come home to their families that day because they gave their lives to save the father of another family, and although it's a tragedy in someone's life, it's a form of love that floods my soul and makes me smile.

What I see mostly coming from this tragedy was the unity and love that Americans showed. Although this country has become a nation of many religions and many atheists, those were not elements of any discussion on that day in the midst of the events. Nobody was trying to figure out if they should act or not based on their faith or lack thereof. I couldn't help but see Jesus move in so many ways. In the past 11 years, I have heard many stories from people trapped in the towers. One man, I recall, told the story of seeing someone in the smoke bidding him to come and when he obeyed, that "person" subsequently led him to an exit he could not otherwise find. But that person was never identified or seen again. The interesting thing is that the man says he doesn't believe it was a person at all, but rather an angel. Many people that day believe they saw angels leading them through the thick black smoke to safety. Some people felt comfort coming from sources they didn't understand. God was there that day! His peace was with many people and His arms encircled those who weren't going to come out. I firmly believe that heaven was a very busy place that day. There was much to do and the skies were full of more than smoke, but filled with souls transitioning between this life and the one they were embarking on anew.

That day changed my life. I have never been able to look at the footage without sobbing. I feel it all over again. I lament with my people but I triumph with them as well. Our love overcame the terrorists hate. Praise God for that!!

In closing, I thank God that He was supreme in our hearts. I thank Him for the many lives He spared and for the courage He gave others to sacrifice. As for me, I will never forget!



9 comments:

  1. The love of our God, the true God, shone in the altruistic love shown by all the people who chose to help on that day, regardless of the consequences to themselves. These people shine as stars in the darkness of that day. Love will conquer all, and I can only hope that the love shown as a shield against all that hatred would have then, and still now, convince many unbelievers that God does exist and does not lie within any doctrine that preaches hatred and killing. There is only one winner at the end of the age, only one sanctuary of safety and they can both be found in Jesus Christ.
    God bless you Kelline.

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    1. We are the light and if we continue to shine as the heroes of 9/11 did, many will come to saving grace, I feel sure. Thank you for again reiterating the point that God does not lie within the confounds of hate and murder. That's so important for the world to know. These zealots are pushing people away from truth. The Westboro Baptist Church is a fundamentalist group (actually, a cult under the guise of church) and even they, with all their Bible thumping, forget the one main point that Jesus's death meant, "..that all should come to the knowledge of saving grace." It still boggles the mind that at one point these zealots and fundamentalists want you to believe in God and His teachings, but then they push people away from Him using hate and violence. Hence, they do the bidding of their true father, the devil.

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  2. By their fruits you shall know them.

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  3. It is all still unreal and unbelievable to me....
    praying for the whole world gives me hope.

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    1. I'll never forget that day even though I can't remember what I wore yesterday! Indeed prayers for the world give hope where there otherwise may not be any. Thank you for coming by Annmarie

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  4. Hey, just dropping by, hope all is well, you haven't posted anything in nearly a week, the longest time I haven't seen you on here. I'm going to feed your fish now. k bye :-) Oh, and this is a great post, although I'm not an American, when Sep 11 happened I don't think there were too many people that didn't feel emotional for you guys. I know it affected us here as well but in a tourism way.

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    1. Thank you for checking on me. You must not have seen my comment on your post yet. I'm still hanging around. School has got me focused on studies more than my online activities...much to my chagrin, LOL.

      Yes, 9/11 was the worst day I've ever had as an American. I'll never be able to forget the way the air felt that day as it was charged with the emotions, sorrow, and despair of loss and confusion. It was palpable. It took a lot of years to stop being affected by it, but I truly believe that was the day my life changed somehow for the better. I felt the need to change some things in my life that had been in my life without thought for so long. God uses events like this in order to bring us together as well. Often people ask, "why does God allow this?" I always think, 'because without these events we can never know what we're capable of as human beings with hearts to love others.'

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  5. I just saw your comment on my post after i commented on your page yesterday. I figure it was probably school work. I hope all the hard work pays off :-)

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    1. Thanks Sateigdra. I think I'm moving forward and not backward so it should be a happy ending. Tonight I give a speech on medical marijuana (I know right? haha)and other than my hair not holding in the damp weather, I should be okay. Say a little prayer for me!

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