From 9/11/01 to 9/11/11 and Beyond

This picture was taken on a visit to NYC on 1/1/05.

We all know what happened on 9/11/01. We remember. Through the years till this day of 9/11/11 we reflect upon this history. We have our memories, memorials and resources to draw from and it's become a part of us. We appreciate those who have served and made sacrifices and it continues. We have all experienced loss of some kind. We know we must move on. Were doing the best we can to live the life we're called to live, and may we do that together. We don't know how long we'll live, but it's good to focus on how we're striving to live well each day. Even in such an imperfect world, may we live a life full of quality moments. As we continue on, we must inevitably consider our investment in the future and where we'll end and live ever after. Hope to see you in that perfect place.

A Time for Everything

1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
9 What do workers gain from their toil? 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. 12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. 13 That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God. 14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.

Ecclesiastes 3: 1-14