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This
issue is in memory of the innocent victims from many nations who
lost their lives in a horrific and senseless act of terror.
And to the brave firefighters and police who gave their lives so
that others might live. We Remember...
Using
Clarity of Loss to See Ourselves -We're
losing the clarity that briefly buffed the world, that
made us appreciate, as seldom before, our families and
our nation.
Something's
happening here...
So
is America going to change
now?
We
are the world - We are now more keenly aware of
our connection to the rest of the world.
All
in This together - ''It
was practices, not images.'' It was, he says, the
practices of people in their daily lives... Now we
have to find ways to practice what we preach.
Citizens
of the world - We
can engage the world, and change it, perhaps as it
changes us as well, for the better. We
could give no greater gift to the generations who
follow us than a world built in this way.
FACT:
If you had ONE
funeral every day for those that died on September 11th, it
would take you almost 15 years until you have mourned all who have perished..
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In-Depth
WAR
ON TERROR
Light
Amid Darkness
back across America.
Heroes
emerge amid chaos - Ordinary New Yorkers were transformed into
everyday heroes.
US
Muslims awed by kindness - To counter bigotry Americans reach
out.
Highlighted
Views
One
month later...
The New Normal - One month has elapsed since the attacks on
America. people say their lives are back to normal, but they also sense that 'normal' is different now – serious, patriotic, more prayerful.
For
more on September 11th
and the aftermath
click
here
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Personal
Note
Sometimes
Life interrupts our daily routine, the way year after year we are kept
running on autopilot. Sometimes Life rattles us with shockwaves to force us
into a different state of awareness. Sometimes Life introduces us to
unspeakable death, challenging us to turn a marginalized existence into a
meaningful one. Rarely does a defining time happen--maybe only once in a
generation.
What
now after the "world changing" events of 9/11? That day saw
horrific tragedy. Yet, there could be a far, far worse tragedy to come,
following on its heels. We should really be afraid of letting this awful
loss come to naught. If nothing of any depth happens in the
aftermath--beyond the songs and the flags, the tears and the prayers, and
the slogans and the moments of silence-- then we, indeed, have much to
fear.
To
rebuild the buildings of a city pales in scale compared to that of
redirecting our lives in selfless dedication. There can be no greater
memorial to those who lost their lives than for us to change ours. Charity
can be an easy kind of love and get us off the track. In tracing the
footsteps of all the firefighters, police, and other heroes, you come face
to face with the hard love based on a commitment to place others' lives
ahead of one's own.
At
this critical time it is imperative that we realize that any other way of
life cruelly shortchanges us. Truly, life- giving love is the path--the only
path--worth taking.
Jules
Dervaes
"The
world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil,
but because of the people who don't do anything about it".
~
Albert Einstein ~
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