9/11 Thoughts

Nine years have gone by, and not much is different.  That's a lot of what I heard today.  I watched parts of the ceremonies held at the three venues.  There were lots of tears, floods of memories, accusations, placating words, celebrities, etc.  Names of victims were read in solemn tones.  And I got to thinking about how God was left out of all the opportunities to speak today.  With all the debates about the Ground Zero mosque, rhetoric regarding good Muslims and bad terrorists, strategies for success in the upcoming elections, lack of tolerance, failure of our economic system, etc. - things are far from being as they should.  I pray we can get back to what has made America such a good country - faith in God, hope for a good life for ourselves and our families, and love and goodwill toward our neighbors.  May it be so.