Nine years ago today, America experienced a tragedy. Lives were forever changed. No matter what your opinion of current events, that fact has not changed. I want to honor them today, not add more furor to today’s controversial topics.

          I will pray. I will lift up to my loving Father those survivors of the 9-11 attack who lost dear ones. I pray they have rebuilt their lives, finding joy and comfort in both future joys and past memories. I pray that as they traversed through that difficult passage to the other side of grief, they have lived a lasting legacy of hope to all those around them. For those still caught in those debilitating tentacles of grief and depression, I pray for comfort. And for the rest of us, I pray we never forget the people, even as we wrestle with the issues.