We Remember: September 11, 2001

Most of us remember where we were on the morning of September 11, 2001. We watched in horror as images of the terrorists attacks flooded the news media. We mourned the thousands of men, women, and children who perished in the World Trade Center, in the Pentagon, and in a field in Pennsylvasnia.

Churches, synagogues, and mosques opened their doors as people tried to find meaning. Believers – old and new – found comfort, strength, and challenge in prayer.

This September, our assemblies will be faced with renewed turmoil. Media coverage, national observances and family gatherings will refresh their minds and open their wounds. Our nation will again express its grief. While politics and patriotism will certainly be visible, prayer should take the more central role on this somber anniversary.

Certainly, September 11 will always be a day of solemn remembrance. It is right that this day should never pass from our collective memory. On this twenty-fifty anniversary, let us not only remember this tragic day, but also acknowledge a longing for peace, the peace that only Christ can give.