Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Remember Setpember 11th

September 11, 2001. My 8yo doesn't remember the day. My 5yo wasn't even born. But my oldest 3 children will live with that date burned into their memories and my youngest ones will hear about from us and from history books. For some of us our hearts burned with the same feeling as when we heard about JFK's assassination. For older Americans it rang like the words over the radio from FDR "a day that will live in infamy". Actions of a few who affected the lives of so many. Actions from misguided fanatics who had no real hope in life. Who did not value the lives of others. But actions from a few who love as strongly as those hated can change the world, too. It's just not as dramatic or advertised. It won't be on the front page. But those who love and live for others and spread the truth and the true hope have more impact than those planes. Impact for good. Impact for eternity. Today let's remember those who daily put their lives and livelihoods on the line to carry Hope to a hopeless world. To carry the message of Love to a world filled with hate. To carry the Light of the World into the darkness. To do what is right and good even when no one notices.

1 comment:

Beth said...

Thank you for that reminder.
B