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Sunday, September 11, 2005

September 11th - remembering those who were lost to us

Lord have mercy on them and their souls. Those that died, those that were left behind (family, friends, co-workers) and those that still hurt because of this awful tragedy that should have never happened.

I was on one of my 'not watching TV' kicks when we lived at the church - and all I remember was getting up really early in the morning due to our son not sleeping past 6am (ever) - to hearing my priest banging on the door saying that we had to hear what just happened on TV...watching it was like watching a made for the big screen movie - didn't seem real at all.

We watched the horror unfold in almost slow motion. The camera people didn't even know where to shoot - things were happening so fast in real time.

I didn't know anyone that was hurt or killed in all of that mayhem that day, but it didn't matter. Everyone in the world felt the ripple effects of this - well, all of us but those who planned the whole thing.

They say it should have been much worse - but either the terrorists were stopped or that they chickened out. It's hard to imagine 'worse' when it was bad enough for all of us to begin with.

May God have mercy on those who were needlessly lost to us - for those innocents on the planes and for those people who rushed into the buildings to help - regardless if they made it out alive.

May God Bless America - and Memory Eternal to those who are no longer with us.

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