September 11: the 12th anniversary

On Cape Cod, will be driving close to Boston, where of course one of the hijacked planes came from.  There are a lot of flags out, more so than the last few days.  Any on poles are flying at half staff, as they should. 

As I've noted before, what astounds is how 'normal' this day has become.  Maybe that's the lesson.  No matter how huge and horrible something is, whether it is personal or national tragedy, life goes on.  It did after WWI & II, and it has after 9/11.  It doesn't mean that things aren't permanently altered--we are now all much more aware of terrorism and our vulnerability.  But life goes on. 

I pray for the difficulty of those who lost loved ones who must re-live this day in the national spotlight.  I pray for courage for those who must go on after being so affected, obviously top on my list the co-workers of the emergency service personnel lost.  I pray for our country, that we will never again have so great a tragedy occur on our soil. I pray that we will not go to war again, not risk losing so many of our brave soldiers for something that probably can't be stopped no matter what we do or don't do.  I pray for the leaders of our country, whose decision making affects us all. 

In Memoriam

To all those lost at
WTC & The Pentagon

To the brave passengers and crew of
Flight 93

who were the first Americans to fight back against the terrorists

To those who knowingly made the ultimate sacrifice

FDNY, NYPD &  PAPD

and to those whose efforts then are leading to their deaths now

WE WILL NEVER FORGET

 

 

Please spend a few moments sending out your prayers or thoughts for peace.  You never know who is listening.

 

 

In peace,   Laurie