Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Thu, Sep 11 2003
It's Been Two Years
Everyone lost on 9-11-2001. We lost a lot here in America. But no one lost more than the people who did the hurting and the killing. They were a part of the human family, but they failed to be protective of their human brothers and sisters, and chose to become executioners instead. They threw away their birthright in violence, killing others while claiming to be martyrs in a jihad, or holy war. By this, my religious beliefs, and yours, and theirs, were mocked.
We can't bring back our beloved friends in America who died that day because of the hate and violence of a few. In this life, there is no true justice. But for those of us who believe in a Loving Creator, eternal justice is that which we choose by our allegiances each day in this life. What might be our best gift to those we lost on 9-11-2001, and what might be our best way to honor their memory?
The real jihad is a battle fought in human hearts. May we choose to care for and protect one other and to live by the Golden Rule every day.
posted at: 06:25 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
Everyone lost on 9-11-2001. We lost a lot here in America. But no one lost more than the people who did the hurting and the killing. They were a part of the human family, but they failed to be protective of their human brothers and sisters, and chose to become executioners instead. They threw away their birthright in violence, killing others while claiming to be martyrs in a jihad, or holy war. By this, my religious beliefs, and yours, and theirs, were mocked.
We can't bring back our beloved friends in America who died that day because of the hate and violence of a few. In this life, there is no true justice. But for those of us who believe in a Loving Creator, eternal justice is that which we choose by our allegiances each day in this life. What might be our best gift to those we lost on 9-11-2001, and what might be our best way to honor their memory?
The real jihad is a battle fought in human hearts. May we choose to care for and protect one other and to live by the Golden Rule every day.
posted at: 06:25 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
