I have vivid memories of September 11th, 2001. I was working in Atlanta, and had gone into work early that morning. I didn't get to see any news shows, which was unusual for me. (I like to keep up to speed on all that's going on in the world.) I thought nothing of it, however, especially having gone in so early. I assumed I'd catch up when I got off work later in the day. Little did I know what all I'd have to catch up on!
There was a guy who ran into our building, yelling something about there being a terrorist attack in New York, in which a plane had flown into a sky-scraper there. There were no TV's on the premises, so several of us began tuning into radio stations to see if what he said was true. And much to our dismay, we learned that he was right. But then it got worse. A second plane had flown into the other twin tower, and then we learned about the plane which had flown into the Pentagon.
There were announcements that all US flights had been cancelled, due to terrorist threats. Rumors were the only thing flying throughout the remainder of that dreadful day... we heard that terrorists had threatened some of the major jetports... one of them being the Atlanta airport, which was only a mile or so away from the jobsite I was on. I feared that what happened in New York might also happen there, near where I was.
I remember going to a Waffle House to grab some coffee, for the sole purpose of watching whatever footage I could "see". I had no idea, from only being able to "listen" to it on the radio prior to this, just how horrible these images would be. What I remember standing out the most, I think, was seeing people up in those towers, so fearful of burning up in the buildings, jumping out of windows to their deaths. Can you imagine how scared and hopeless they must've felt?
It's hard to believe it's been 7 years now, since that awful day. Our hearts are still tender when we pause to remember the number of lives lost that day. My prayer is that they all knew Jesus Christ as their Savior, prior to the moment they drew their last breath.
It was an everyday normal day... then all-of-a-sudden, everything changed. Life is like that. We are told in the Old Testament that life is like a vapor. We none know how long we have here on this earth. But whether it's a few years, a few decades, or half-a-century...... it is indeed but a vapor, compared to all of eternity. The question is, when this life here is over, where will we spend eternity? We must choose TODAY!
God bless our country... protect us from the evil that would seek to destroy us. Draw us back to the Godly principles upon which it was founded. Draw us each and every one to YOU.
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