9-11 Tribute. What are your thoughts
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| Wed, 09-10-2003 - 4:53pm |
Subject: 9-11
In less than a month, our country will come upon the
second anniversary of the tragedy of 9-11.
We remember the days that followed and that one evening
where we all lit candles by our front doors, on our front lawns,
our porches, our decks.
This year, let us join together to show that we will
not forget those innocent people that lost their lives that morning.
The passengers, the pilots, the people that were working at the World
Trade Center and the Pentagon. Let us join together to show our
appreciation for the brave firefighters, police officers and EMTpersonnel
that ran to help others. To show our remembrance, our strength, our
resolve
and our love of our country, let's join together again.
On the evening of September 11th, rain or shine, light
up the front of your home, your yard, your street, your walkway,
your porch, your front steps.
Take time and remember the events of 9-11, how deeply
you were moved, scared, touched. Pray that our nation continues the
fight on terrorism so that events such as this do not happen
again on our soil.
Pass this along and hopefully by 9-11 it will have reached many
throughout the USA and perhaps even the world. What a
statement to our nation, our neighbors and especially to those lost
on that tragic day.
We have not forgotten. Light some candles the evening of 9-11-03
(Don't forget to forward this message to your friendsand family)

Rhonda
Edited 9/10/2003 4:59:07 PM ET by rsmurray
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Phyllis
I think the memorial garden is a lovely idea. I hope most people will remember that happened that day and use it to motivate them, so it didn't happen in vain.
Rhonda
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Like most everyone else old enough to understand, I'll always remember what I was doing two years ago when I saw the news. While I didn't lose any friends or family members in the attacks, I still mourn for those who perished. The events of that day showed how fleeting our time is here, and how everything we live for - every goal we have - can be snuffed out in seconds, leaving nothing behind except memories. I think Solomon summed it up best in Ecclesiastes: labor, wisdom, pleasures, riches, advancement are all meaningless, but for the hope in our Lord.
I cannot yet watch specials on The World Trade Center - my emotions run too deep. I'd rather attend a memorial service, but they seem to be scarce this year, and so many memorial pages on the Internet have expired. We're flying the flag today, as we have everyday, and I'm seeking comfort in my devotional and what few Internet tributes I can find. I might visit the memorial at our museum today.
I wanted to share this poem I found two years ago on the Internet:
THE LADY-I Wonder What She Thought ~ by Dana Holland ~
I wonder what she thought
As she stood there, strong and tall.
She couldn't turn away,
She was forced to watch it all.
Did she long to offer comfort
As Her country bled?
With her arm forever frozen
High above her head.
She could not shield her eyes
She could not hide her face
She just stared across the water
Keeping Freedom's Place.
The smell of smoke and terror
Somehow reduced her size
So small within the harbor
But still we recognized....
How dignified and beautiful
On a day so many died
I wonder what she thought,
And I know she must have cried.
P9/11 was undeniably a turning point for me and my spiritual life. Two years later, 9-11-2003, life goes on and it's very good, but I hope as a Nation, we don't ignore our memories. Praise God that we have Him to turn to.
Cussette
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Anyway, we have been flying our flag since 9/11. I am wearing my patriotic shirt and praying for all who lost their lives and their families. I watched some of the coverage of the ceremony, but it was too much for me.
I have been counting my blessings and hoping whoever is responsible is caught and punished.
Grace
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