We remember...
On September 11, 2001 at 8:45 a.m. EDT, A hijacked commercial jetliner, American Airlines Flight 11, flying from Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California, crashed into the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. It had 81 passengers, nine crew members and two pilots aboard.
At 9:08 a.m. a second hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 175, from Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into the second World Trade Center tower. It contained 56 passengers, seven crew members and two pilots.
AT 9:43 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757, flying from Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, crashed into the Pentagon. It had 58 passengers, four crew members and two pilots.
At 10:10 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93, flying from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California, crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, about 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The plane, also a Boeing 757, held 38 passengers, five crew members and two pilots.
The world, as we know it, has changed forever.
We will not forget all those who have perished in these senseless and cowardly acts of violence! We will not forget the friends and families of those innocent victims!
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/us/0109/terror.escape/content1.html
God of Love and of Life,
Our hearts are heavy with the events of this past year. For most of us, the death and destruction that we have witnessed is much closer than we have ever known before. We remember our American sisters and brothers in their time of suffering. We name those things that lie on our hearts.
We grieve:
* for individuals killed or wounded in the attacks
* for people who have lost family members, friends, co-workers, neighbors
* for those whose loved ones
* for those who will live with ongoing emotional trauma
* for emergency workers and all others whose energies will
have been taxed to the extreme
All: In your mercy, hear our prayers.
We are angered:
* by those who planned and carried out these devastating attacks
* by those who hold such low regard for the human life that you have created
All: In your mercy, hear our prayers.
We are fearful:
* that there may be further violence and counter-violence
* that whole groups of people may be scapegoated for the actions of a few
* that suddenly the world seems a much less safe place
All: In your mercy, hear our prayers.
We remember:
* that for many people around the world, terror and
violence are daily fare
* that all people are your children and our
brothers and sisters
* that you call us to special concern for the poor,
the oppressed, the exploited
* that you call us to love even our enemies
All: In your mercy, hear our prayers.
We pray: that U.S. leaders may exercise restraint and caution
in any response
* that all groups who resort to violent means may turn
from their ways
* that we ourselves may witness more faithfully and boldly
to your way of peace, both near and far
All: In your mercy, hear our prayers.
We affirm
* our trust in you, the God of Love, and Jesus, the Prince of Peace
* our commitment to Your way of peace and nonviolence
All: We pray this in the name of your son, Jesus. Amen.
On September 11, 2001 at 8:45 a.m. EDT, A hijacked commercial jetliner, American Airlines Flight 11, flying from Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California, crashed into the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. It had 81 passengers, nine crew members and two pilots aboard.
At 9:08 a.m. a second hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 175, from Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into the second World Trade Center tower. It contained 56 passengers, seven crew members and two pilots.
AT 9:43 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757, flying from Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, crashed into the Pentagon. It had 58 passengers, four crew members and two pilots.
At 10:10 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93, flying from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California, crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, about 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The plane, also a Boeing 757, held 38 passengers, five crew members and two pilots.
The world, as we know it, has changed forever.
We will not forget all those who have perished in these senseless and cowardly acts of violence! We will not forget the friends and families of those innocent victims!
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/us/0109/terror.escape/content1.html
God of Love and of Life,
Our hearts are heavy with the events of this past year. For most of us, the death and destruction that we have witnessed is much closer than we have ever known before. We remember our American sisters and brothers in their time of suffering. We name those things that lie on our hearts.
We grieve:
* for individuals killed or wounded in the attacks
* for people who have lost family members, friends, co-workers, neighbors
* for those whose loved ones
* for those who will live with ongoing emotional trauma
* for emergency workers and all others whose energies will
have been taxed to the extreme
All: In your mercy, hear our prayers.
We are angered:
* by those who planned and carried out these devastating attacks
* by those who hold such low regard for the human life that you have created
All: In your mercy, hear our prayers.
We are fearful:
* that there may be further violence and counter-violence
* that whole groups of people may be scapegoated for the actions of a few
* that suddenly the world seems a much less safe place
All: In your mercy, hear our prayers.
We remember:
* that for many people around the world, terror and
violence are daily fare
* that all people are your children and our
brothers and sisters
* that you call us to special concern for the poor,
the oppressed, the exploited
* that you call us to love even our enemies
All: In your mercy, hear our prayers.
We pray: that U.S. leaders may exercise restraint and caution
in any response
* that all groups who resort to violent means may turn
from their ways
* that we ourselves may witness more faithfully and boldly
to your way of peace, both near and far
All: In your mercy, hear our prayers.
We affirm
* our trust in you, the God of Love, and Jesus, the Prince of Peace
* our commitment to Your way of peace and nonviolence
All: We pray this in the name of your son, Jesus. Amen.
