September 11, 2001 from Sorrow to Glory
Out of the Ashes
we rise,
Because our love,
hope and faith
In God shall always prevail and
There is none like our God!
~Peter
On this 15th Anniversary of the September 11
terrorists attacks on American soil which claimed the lives of about 3,000
beautiful souls majority of them Americans of different racial, religious and
professional backgrounds and whose impact was felt worldwide because of the
commonality of grief, sorrow and hopelessness that was evident following this
very cowardice and callous act, we must not just grief in remembrance of those
that we have loss, the wounded and all of us that were both psychologically and
emotionally hurt and demoralized but attempt to transform our bereavement and
mourning into merriment and the audacious hope for a better humanity, a country
and people united under God, and with God and for God.
The Sorrow
The pains, hurt and losses brought about by this nefarious
act; colossal beyond the Oklahoma bombing has continued unabatedly to permeate
our consciousness, reality and dreams for a better world. Since this attacks,
the country has witnessed other series of similar attacks perpetrated based on
the hateful doctrine of a misapplied quest for justice, which in reality is nothing
short of the glorification of injustices.
The nation was torn apart because many families were torn
apart, some children were left without knowing their father or mother, parents
loss their children, friends were gone never to be seen alive again, in fact
lamentation was monumental indeed. And in spite of these pains, it is sad to
observe some pocket celebration from the perpetrators of this evil, clinching
to their demonic ideological inclinations of vengeance
Our bereavement from the 911 catastrophes is irrelevant if
we continue to kill ourselves in the first place and secondly if disunity,
discord and discrimination persist in our society. Under such scenario, the
sacrifices of those who died in this horrific attacks are inconsequential as a
result of our decision to pay lip services to them rather than change our ways
and begin to love one another without discrimination.
The perpetual bereavement that we share as a nation and a
people of God must now transform into permanent merriment on the basis of the
flow of love, compassion and humanity, and the unity, patriotism and faith that
emerges out of the darkness of the 911 attacks, which were as a result of
inhumanity, revenge and hatred by the perpetrators.
The Glory
The lives that were loss during the 911 attacks are not in
vain because by faith, we believe that they now enjoy eternity with the
almighty God in his heavenly glory. Theirs was the ultimate sacrifices for the
nation and her people! Yes it is true they were taken from us so abruptly,
nevertheless, death is a necessary end and what a joy to have their name
enshrined for humanity to glorify.
The families and all of us left behind take consolation in
another fact; through the sacrifice of their lives today mankind stand united
against any kind of doctrine that seek to propagate such carnage and we are
committed to rooting out diabolic ideological inclinations that promotes inhumanity
and the culture of death.
Let us therefore go out and celebrate the lives of the
faithful departed, which by divine providence prevented the total annihilation
of mankind by remaining committed to our fundamental doctrine of equal right
and the right to life for everybody irrespective of your racial background and
immigration status. Because they died, we could live to see another day!
The first responders, and the uncountable hearts that were
united in prayers and actions to help a nation lamenting and mourning such a
horrific events must now be a beacon of hope for humankind’s quest for true
peace. Those who went out to hope were never bothered about the color of the
person in need of help, on the contrary, they were only concern about giving a
helping hand to the one in need. This is a moment of glory!
When I see the images of the horrors that man can perpetrated
against another human being as a result of blind dogma rooted in
discrimination, inhumanity and denigration of mankind, I refuse to advocate for
such evil orchestration and instead prayerfully and actively focus my attention
on the sacrifices that many have made in order for the world to become a better
place, especially our 911 families that have to die for us to live.
The Dream I see
Without an iota of doubt, it still hurt, the pain, the
emptiness, and hollowness created by the tragedy of the September 11, 2001
attacks. It was both demoralizing and at the same time deplorable, manifesting
the vulnerability of the most powerful nation on earth. Nevertheless, just like
during the darkest moment in this country, the era of slavery, lynching and killing
of ourselves including by those in authority, and the unfortunate mediocrity of
legalized racism, we too can overcome our bereavement and begin to celebrate
the sacrifices our loved ones made during the 911 attacks by loving one another
through our trust in God and in the goodness of humanity.
As a result by faith:
I see hope, faith and love in the midst
of despair, doubt and hate.
I see nationalism, patriotism and
humanity in the midst of treacherous, traitorous and inhumanity.
I see the necessity and perpetuation of
our fundamental human right; the needs for true equality, to have a sense of
belonging and above all the value for life as manifested by the people of all
works of life coming to help irrespective of whether you are White or Black.
I see a country
united as one, indivisible and under the protection of God.
I see a country where
the color of ones skins does not mean anything, other than the color of his
eyes.
The greatest miracle
of the 911 attacks is the transformation of our inherent divergence,
discrepancy and disagreement into a convergence and united mentality focused on
universal protection of all! Responders and rescuers careless about what or
whom they went out to rescue or respond to, their main focus was to respond and
rescue those that needed help!
In the same way, we
are being challenged today with the noble task and responsibility of protecting
our neighbors, irrespective of their race, religion and lifestyle orientation,
whether they are citizens or immigrants, educated or non-educated, rich or
poor.
All lives matters to
mankind; Black lives should and must matter to the police and law enforcement
personnel, Blue (Police) lives should and must matter to all Americans whether
White, Black or Latino or Native Americans and Immigrants.
God bless America.
Amen!
Podeh2016
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