End of Day Reflections

A somber day indeed. I watched the faces on the tube of all who gathered today at Ground Zero--ethnic groups from all walks of life. Flipping channels I came across similar faces from neighborhoods in every State around the country and also around the world. How politically incorrect I must be I thought to myself, as several times over I only wished to forget 9/11/01. But wishing it so and being granted that wish are two different things. Someone told me I'm in denial. Someone else told me it's understandable.

"Where do you think God was on that day?" (9/11/01) asks Jacob over at[ Fuzzy Blogic ]. We've heard variants of this question before--Where was God when it hurts? How could God let this happen? Is there really a God? Where was He? Where was your God? Where was my God? etc., and the answers too are as individually, ethnically and culturally diverse as the crowd gathered today at Ground Zero.

Having no satisfying answer of my own I've found the following words written by songwriter Bruce Deboer rather comforting: "I know where God was the morning of September 11, 2001 and He was very busy. He was busy trying to create obstacles for employees at the World Trade Center...After all, only around 20,000 were at the towers when the 1st jet hit. Since the buildings held over 50,000 workers this was a miracle in itself. How many of the people who were employed at the World Trade Center told the media that they were late for work or or they were stuck due to traffic delays.

He was holding up Two 110 story buildings so that 2/3 of the workers could get out. It was so amazing that the top of the towers didn't topple as the jets impacted. And when they did fall they fell inward. God didn't allow them to topple over as many more lives would have been lost.

And when the buildings did collapse God picked up thousands of His brave children and carried them home with Him...Reassuring His other frighten children that they were safely in His care.

He sat down and cried that 19 of His children could have so much hate in their hearts.

...So if anyone asks, where was your God on [9/11/2001]... you can say everywhere...And although this is without a doubt the worst thing I have seen in my life, I can see God's miracles in every bit of it...I can't imagine going through such a difficult time and not believing in God...Life would seem hopeless."