A day that will be remembered for generations. I'm not one to commemorate past events. Only because I don't remember the past! However, I do remember where I was that horrid day. My best friend and I were on the eastern side of PA at a park when the first tower was struck. We had no cell reception, so my Mom was getting really worried cuz she couldn't get a hold of me. When we did what we went there to do, we saw on the TV the hateful acts of terror. We then high tailed it back home in record time. As a follower of Christ we are called to forgive. We are called to not only love our enemies, but pray for them! Islam is a religion of peace. Yet the few who took over those planes twisted their religion and used it to justify the murder of all those people. Did you know there was a guy in the Bible who did the same thing? He went and dragged people out of their homes, sentencing them to prison and death by stoning! He thought in his own prideful mind that he was doing God's will! The first martyr in the Bible was Stephen. " ..Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul" . " And Saul approved of their killing him." (Act7:58b & 60b) Y'all that man was the Apostle Paul! He met Jesus on the road to Damascus and was forever changed from the killer, Saul, to the Apostle Paul. God can change you and redeem you! If He calls you, He will use you! Those evil things you've done, or endured, God will use for your good! As Paul wrote in Romans 8:35-39, Absolutely nothing can ever separate us from the Love of God who are in Christ! (paraphrased) In verse 28 he states " And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." Glory to God! Even through the storms in life, God is there! That terror filled day those many years ago, He was there. Giving comfort, and taking His children home to live with Him eternally! Are you offended? Are you bitter at that ex? Do you hate that abuser? Forgive quickly. One thing September 11, taught me was to forgive. And do it fast, because we really don't know how long we have on this earth!
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