I was sitting in the cafeteria on Friday with a professor who asked me where I was on 9/11. I sat back and talked about when I found out and how it felt to be near DC. Then I remembered the evening of 9/11.
After the craziness of 9/11 my church called for a time of prayer that evening. I jumped on the opportunity to be with the children. We talked, we played, and we spent time outside. Many of those children are now in college. That's what ten years can do.
We often do not take the opportunity to pray for those who are hurting, but on special dates like this it is a must. It is a must to pray for comfort for those who suffered loss, to pray that God would meet them in a special way. It is a must to pray that God's glory would be made known to the Muslims and that we would learn to love the Muslims around us (and around the world) well.
It is also a must to consider the cost it is to be a Christian and to consider the role you have in spreading God's glory throughout the world.
On this ten year memorial, may our hearts again be pricked and may God challenge us to live lives of loving sacrifice before him.
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