I find myself thinking more and more about 9/11 and the impact it had on our lives and our society as we move closer and closer to the ten year anniversary of the event. I believe that it has changed us in ways that would have never anticipated. For example, I would have never dreamed that as we watched the towers burn and fall there would be a momentous shift in the insurance and financial markets that would eventually close the niche our little business operated in here in the backwoods of Montana and we would have to sell out to a larger competitor.
I never would have dreamed that we would still be engaged in what amounts to war operations in the Middle East even after 10 years. If only the world would have taken a step back and reflected on the words of John Paul II who challenged us to find a way to make peace instead of perpetuating more violence.
We pray for those whose lives were shattered on that terrible morning. Help us to take the steps back toward finding a way to mend a torn world without more violence and destruction. Send forth your spirit to renew the face of the earth that we may know peace for our children to enjoy.
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