9.11 I will never forget

I Will Never Forget



9-11 I will never forget
What I will never forget.
That call to my minister, friend, Robert Lee, to confirm our appointment at 9am that morning.
“Hello, Robert this is Larry.”
“Have you heard what has happened?”
“No.”
“Somehow I knew something like this would eventually happen.”
“What?”
“Two planes have flown into the twin towers in New York.”
“Oh, my! Bye.”

I headed home. Then to watch the screen as fire trucks raced to the twin towers. Watching the scene as the first responders went up the stairs and the buildings came crashing down. The building that they said couldn’t fall down, did fall down.
I will never forget the people who were seen jumping to their deaths.
I will never forget that a chaplain for the fire department went the scene and was killed by a plate of glass that fell off the building.
I will never forget the number of people walking out of the dust with a handkerchief over their nose to breathe.
I will never forget the feeling that our country which had not had war imposed on the mainland from outside our country for all my life was now at war with someone.
I will never forget the people who said too much too soon. Some “Christian” leaders said it was because America was more evil than other countries. Some news people saying that America was finally getting what we deserved for taking advantage of weaker countries.
I will never forget that in times of crisis it good to remember what the Bible says, “Be slow to speak and quick to hear.”
I will never forget opening our building to the community and having people come off the streets to have times of quiet prayer in our building.
I will never forget the evening prayer session about 75 people quietly praying together and asking God to help our country in this crisis.
I will never forget.
Larry Wishard