On 9/11
Most people remember where they were on 9/11. I was in a used bookstore when a lady entered talking to the owner and starting telling about the WTC. I thought she was talking about the plot of a novel.
Where were you that day?
I mentioned on Twitter if the apostles often remembered where they were on the day when the Lord called them. (Do you tweet?)
So far today, I’ve written only this, a prayer of self-denial and full surrender: “My Hopes Collapsed.” (Last night, my editorial, “Sundry Thoughts,” at Forthright Mag was quite late, all my fault. Ron’s book project gets big mention.)
I’d be interested in hearing how you’re serving the Lord today.
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- Sundry thoughts (forthright.net)
Don Ruhl 10:32 am on September 11, 2012 Permalink |
Living on the West Coast, I was three hours behind, so it was around 6:00 a.m. and I had just turned on my computer, got onto AOL, using their old program, and there was this stunning news of a jet liner crashing into the World Trade Center. I ran to the TV, and another plane crashed into the other tower, and I immediately thought, as everyone else did, that we were under attack. It was such an unusual attack, it was hard to believe. It shook me up greatly.
I remember Americans quickly uniting, supporting the president, and being kind to one another everywhere, including on the road.
Eugene Adkins 5:49 pm on September 11, 2012 Permalink |
I heard about it early in the morning on the radio. I thought they were joking at first, then I thought it might have been a small plane on accident, then I thought I don’t know what to think.
I listened to the radio all day; I didn’t see anything on TV until about 4:00 or so because my job kept me on the road. When I got to a TV I watched two of the smaller buildings collapse from the damage.
I remember where I was, what it looked like and how I felt. I think maybe a lot of people have forgotten 2 of the 3.
I also remember looking at the American flag in a different way – and seeing them all over the place in the days to come.