September 11: On Our Soil
By Travis K. McSherley

When you wake up in the morning, you never expect that today could radically change your life.  However, the entire world discovered that Tuesday, September 11, 2001, was one of those days that will be forever engraved in our minds. My radio alarm clock told me the news: "It's been confirmed, a plane has hit the World Trade Center."

Well, that's the kind of news that will jolt one awake.  I checked the Net to find photos of this report.  Then, as you know, the day became more and more crazy as it progressed.

I remember watching television during the Gulf War, after the Oklahoma City bombing, and after Columbine's shootings.  But none of that could prepare me for the intense emotion that I would go through on Sept. 11.  Watching the video of all the day's events, I was sorrowful, angry, frustrated, and even a little frightened.

However, I could also feel a sense of peace and amazement of it all, knowing that God's hand is surely working.  The devil may get in his punches, but the Lord claims vengeance.

How unbelievable it is, that these sickening acts are surely related to United States involvement with Israel.  Some Palestinians even cheered in the streets as they heard the news of the attacks on the U.S.

We all have a lot of questions right now.  Who did it?  Why?

The answers are obviously unclear at this point, and may be for some time.  But what is clear is that God is still in control.  Our country will be strong, but our most powerful weapon is always prayer.

These are the final days of the planet.  The world is falling apart, and fast.  As I stated in my last YoL, the U.S. is about the last fragment of stability left in the world.  We will stay strong - we must stay strong.

Today was a day filled with terror and tragedy.  It's a day that you will never forget.  But it's a day you can give to God, and remember Romans 8:28.  Pray for the families of those who were so cheated out of the rest of their lives.  Pray for our country.  Pray for our president.  Pray for our unstable, unbelieving world.

Put your faith in the Creator of the Universe.  These are unusual times, and today's horrific scenes testify to that.  But just as the years before and the years to come, this is the year of our Lord.