Where I Was...
As I taught Sunday School this morning, I couldn't help but bring up the events of September 11, 2001. I asked my junior high and high schoolers what they remember, and surprisingly they remembered a lot. Most of them were in 3rd or 4th grade...I was in my first full week as a college student.
I was getting ready for work, and when I walked out into the hallway of my dorm, three or four girls were on their phones. That was strange because it was 7am. One of them told me that the Pentagon had been bombed, and I walked away in disbelief, because "no one just bombs the Pentagon." I got to work (in the library's media center), and all the tvs were on. The rest is history. It was so sobering!
In the summer of 2002 I visited Ground Zero, and was struck by the enormity of the hole...I had never been to NYC to see the towers, and I will never forget that visit. It was silent, though there were probably 500 people around.
As we discussed the events this morning, I also talked about Philippians 4:11, which is the verse that has been my biggest continual lesson over the past six weeks or so. It is often SO hard to be content whatever the circumstances...especially in the light of a horrific tragedy. However, we must remember that God is sovereign, and He alone knows the greater purposes that will come from these events. We must rest and be content knowing that the awesome Creator of the universe is in COMPLETE control.
It's so humbling to reflect upon all that I have been given, and all the ways in which the Lord has blessed me. I praise Him for all the situations through which He has brought me, and I am eager to continue learning these lessons as I grow in Him.
"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength..." (Phil. 4:13)
I was getting ready for work, and when I walked out into the hallway of my dorm, three or four girls were on their phones. That was strange because it was 7am. One of them told me that the Pentagon had been bombed, and I walked away in disbelief, because "no one just bombs the Pentagon." I got to work (in the library's media center), and all the tvs were on. The rest is history. It was so sobering!
In the summer of 2002 I visited Ground Zero, and was struck by the enormity of the hole...I had never been to NYC to see the towers, and I will never forget that visit. It was silent, though there were probably 500 people around.
As we discussed the events this morning, I also talked about Philippians 4:11, which is the verse that has been my biggest continual lesson over the past six weeks or so. It is often SO hard to be content whatever the circumstances...especially in the light of a horrific tragedy. However, we must remember that God is sovereign, and He alone knows the greater purposes that will come from these events. We must rest and be content knowing that the awesome Creator of the universe is in COMPLETE control.
It's so humbling to reflect upon all that I have been given, and all the ways in which the Lord has blessed me. I praise Him for all the situations through which He has brought me, and I am eager to continue learning these lessons as I grow in Him.
"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength..." (Phil. 4:13)
posted by Lesa at 9/11/2005 04:57:00 PM
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