9/11 Five Years Later
It’s hard to think that five years have past since watching the events of 9/11 unfold right before my eyes on live television. I clearly remember my activities that day from walking into the office and wondering what was going on, to sitting in the boardroom watching CNN as a second plane hit the other tower, to people in the office predicting that the Twin Towers would collapse, to watching the towers collapse, to making multiple phone calls (when I could get through), to meeting with our church group, to sitting at home later that evening glued to the television. It’s something that you’ll never get out of your mind, yet something that my children’s generation won’t really “get”. Like my generation doesn’t really “get” Vietnam, but our parents certainly do…I can read all the stories and watch all of the documentaries, but the ambiance just isn’t something that can be conveyed all that well.
I pray for my country as we reflect on the past and cast a vision for the future.
