9-11 collapse of conscience

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9-11 Christian Tribute Video

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9/11: Collapse of Conscience:

It began like any other September day in Manhattan.:

It began like any other September day in Manhattan.

But this day…:

But this day…

… the world was about to change.:

… the world was about to change.

A city watched in fear.:

A city watched in fear.

A nation watched in horror.:

A nation watched in horror.

A world watched in disbelief.:

A world watched in disbelief.

When we witness a total collapse of conscience…:

When we witness a total collapse of conscience…

when all sense of humanity has been abandoned…:

when all sense of humanity has been abandoned…

we struggle to comprehend what we are witnessing…:

we struggle to comprehend what we are witnessing…

let alone make sense of it.:

let alone make sense of it.

It becomes surreal.:

It becomes surreal.

And time seems to stand still.:

And time seems to stand still.

The images are still haunting.:

The images are still haunting.

The devastation still unimaginable.:

The devastation still unimaginable.

The sense of loss overwhelming.:

The sense of loss overwhelming.

We searched for the lost.:

We searched for the lost.

And for answers.:

And for answers.

The aftermath was disorienting.:

The aftermath was disorienting.

But even in the midst of such devastation…:

But even in the midst of such devastation…

we saw signs of Your presence.:

we saw signs of Your presence.

In unexpected ways...:

In unexpected ways...

we felt Your hope.:

we felt Your hope.

And it gave us strength...:

And it gave us strength...

and courage.:

and courage.

We began to pick up the pieces…:

We began to pick up the pieces…

and rebuild.:

and rebuild.

A nation turned to its faith.:

A nation turned to its faith.

A people returned to prayer.:

A people returned to prayer.

And we began to heal.:

And we began to heal.

But as we remember the fallen…:

But as we remember the fallen…

we cannot forget our Christian mandate…:

we cannot forget our Christian mandate…

to respond in love.:

to respond in love.

While we honor our fallen…:

While we honor our fallen…

and remember their sacrifices… :

and remember their sacrifices…

We must start anew.:

We must start anew.

And forgive.:

And forgive.

For if we allow another’s collapse of conscience…:

For if we allow another’s collapse of conscience…

to destroy ours with it…:

to destroy ours with it…

we surrender our Christian identity, and become…:

we surrender our Christian identity, and become…

them.:

them.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 (NKJV):

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV) :

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV)

9-11 collapse of conscience

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9/11: Collapse of Conscience:

It began like any other September day in Manhattan.:

But this day…:

… the world was about to change.:

A city watched in fear.:

A nation watched in horror.:

A world watched in disbelief.:

When we witness a total collapse of conscience…:

when all sense of humanity has been abandoned…:

we struggle to comprehend what we are witnessing…:

let alone make sense of it.:

It becomes surreal.:

And time seems to stand still.:

The images are still haunting.:

The devastation still unimaginable.:

The sense of loss overwhelming.:

We searched for the lost.:

And for answers.:

The aftermath was disorienting.:

But even in the midst of such devastation…:

we saw signs of Your presence.:

In unexpected ways...:

we felt Your hope.:

And it gave us strength...:

and courage.:

We began to pick up the pieces…:

and rebuild.:

A nation turned to its faith.:

A people returned to prayer.:

And we began to heal.:

But as we remember the fallen…:

we cannot forget our Christian mandate…:

to respond in love.:

While we honor our fallen…:

and remember their sacrifices… :

We must start anew.:

And forgive.:

For if we allow another’s collapse of conscience…:

to destroy ours with it…:

we surrender our Christian identity, and become…:

them.:

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 (NKJV):

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV) :

May God bless and heal us as we remember…:

and give us strength as we move forward…:

in hope and love.:

“My Immortal” performed by Evanescence:

9/11: Collapse of Conscience: