WHY WE REMEMBER
We
remember that day, Sept.11th 2001.
We
remember 3,497 people lost that day.
We
remember because remembering is to honor.
To
honor is to value.
And
what we value shapes who we become.
Throughout
scripture, God urges us to remember.
The
sacrifices made.
The
freedom gained.
The
promises kept.
The
faithfulness of God.
Through
signals, sacraments and Holy disciplines, God urges us to always remember, for
he knows what remembering does inside of each of us.
Remembrance
gives purpose to our past by drawing wisdom, strength and resolve from our pain
and loss.
Remembrance
brings gratitude for those ordinary people who became extraordinary heroes.
Remembrance
strengthens community, as we discover what God does thru us when we are
unified.
Remembrance
provides perspective, of what God has done on our behalf in spite of our fears
and worry.
Remembrance
reignites hope in what God will bring us thru today and forever. Because God is
faithful, even in our darkest hours, God is always there.
Whatever
we face today, whatever trial it seems we cannot endure, remember, God has
always brought us through.
And
He always will.
This is why we remember.
1 comment:
Great post, Eman!
Your right, to remember is to honor.
We must always remember who caused such great evil destruction of life that day. We need to remember the barbaric Islamofascists who murdered over 3000 innocents on 9/11. We need to remain ever vigilant in order to stop those who would follow in the footsteps of such evil.
God Bless our brave men and women serving who are serving overseas keeping us safe.
God Bless America.
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