SUNDAY September 11, 2022
Patriot Day
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:12 NIV
By a joint resolution approved on December 18, 2021, Congress designated September 11 of each year as “Patriot Day,” and requested the observance be annually recognized as “National Day of Service and Remembrance.”
We must never forget what happened on 9/11––a day that lives on in infamy. It has been 21 years since that tragic day, when on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, people watched in horror, as two of four hijacked planes were flown into the Twin Towers at the World Trade Centre in New York City.
Another two hijacked planes flew toward their targets. One intentionally crashed into the Pentagon, while the other, it is believed, was rapidly heading in the direction of the White House. Brave passengers and crew sought to regain control of the plane, which eventually crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. These suicide terror attacks were attributed to al-Qaeda Islamic extremists.
In one dreadful day, nearly 3,000 Americans were killed. Innocent men, women and children died. The 9/11 Memorial and Museum honors the many lives of those who were lost. The Pentagon Memorial is a reminder for future generations to renew their faith in, and a commitment to, the values that citizens of a free world share.
It is our duty as Christians to not only pray for the families who have endured such a great loss of life on 9/11, but we need to pray for God’s protection over our land. Pray that nothing like this vicious attack will ever happen on American soil again.
My Country, ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing . . . Long may our land be bright, with freedom’s holy light; Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King.
~Samuel Francis Smith~
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