September 11th, In Remembrance

September 11th, 2001. I know exactly where I was and what I was doing. My wife was the Principal of an independent Christian Academy and had begun the school day. I was waiting to begin a new job the next week. I was running late to help my wife, as usual, and happened to be watching the CBS morning news show. They went to a shot of the towers and one was smoking. At the time no one knew if it was a fire or what. They started getting a call about a plane crashing into it. They speculated at first and said it was a small Cessna or something. Next, in a moment that I will never forget, they capture another plane strike the second tower. This time everyone knew it was intentional. Everyone was in shock. We watched the towers with flames and smoke. Horrible things were happening that no one could have imagined. We watched the towers fall and with them we lost some of the confidence we had as citizens. We had become invulnerable since the attack on Pearl Harbor, and no one could touch us on our own soil. We dismissed Oklahoma City and the 1st attack on the World Trade center as flukes. 5 years later, we have begun wavering in our belief that the War on Terror is necessary. Today we should pray for the survivors of 9/11, the leaders of our country, the men and women overseas putting their lives on the line, and for their families that are left behind hoping to see them again.