Sept 11 remembrance quotes8/5/2023 ![]() ![]() I think this was exemplified in a very moving way when the members of our Congress stood shoulder to shoulder and sang, “God Bless America.”įinally, difficult as it may be for us to see right now, this event can give a message of hope-hope for the present and hope for the future. So those perpetrators who took this on to tear us apart, it has worked the other way-it has backlashed. ![]() What an example New York and Washington have been to the world these past few days! None of us will forget the pictures of our courageous firefighters and police, or the hundreds of people standing patiently in line to donate blood.Ī tragedy like this could have torn our country apart, but instead it has united us. The lesson of this event is not only about the mystery of iniquity and evil, but, second, it’s a lesson about our need for each other. The Old Testament Prophet Jeremiah said, “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.” In 2 Thessalonians 2:7 the Bible talks about the mystery of iniquity. The Bible says God is not the Author of evil. I have to accept, by faith, that God is sovereign, and that He is a God of love and mercy and compassion in the midst of suffering. ![]() I have to confess that I do not know the answer. I have been asked hundreds of times why God allows tragedy and suffering. What are some of the lessons we can learn?įirst, we are reminded of the mystery and reality of evil. But God can be trusted, even when life seems at its darkest. We’ve seen so much that brings tears to our eyes and makes us all feel a sense of anger. I want to assure you that God understands these feelings that you may have. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.”īut how do we understand something like this? Why does God allow evil like this to take place? Perhaps that is what you are asking. The Bible says, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. And we need the help of the Spirit of God. We’ve always needed God from the very beginning of this nation. Some day those responsible will be brought to justice.īut today we come together in this service to confess our need of God. Today we say to those who masterminded this cruel plot, and to those who carried it out, that the spirit of this nation will not be defeated by their twisted and diabolical schemes. September 11 will go down in our history as a Day to Remember. No matter how hard we try, words simply cannot express the horror, the shock and the revulsion we all feel over what took place in this nation on Tuesday morning. The Bible says that He is “the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles.” We come together today to affirm our conviction that God cares for us, whatever our ethnic, religious or political background may be. His words are still powerful and relevant more than 20 years later. 14, 2001).īilly Graham’s remarks given at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Friday, September 14, 2001, brought hope and healing to a shocked nation. But God can be trusted, even when life seems at its darkest." - Billy Graham (Sept. "We've seen so much that brings tears to our eyes and makes us all feel a sense of anger. ![]()
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