13 Years Ago

13 years ago today, I sat in my living room and watched...

I watched as the world trade center was destroyed. 

I watched as people died.

I watched as the heart of America was broken.

I found this video today. Watch it, and then continue reading.

I really have very little to say. I feel like saying much at all would almost be irreverent.
God bless those people.
The only thing I must say is this.
We must not hate the people responsible for this. We must not be angered. We must not become defiled. Love is the only way to overcome this. We got Bin Laden, fantastic. I applaud all those behind counter-terrorism acts. But hate must not enter into our hearts.
If we hate, we lose. We lose the spirit of the Lord. We lose our unity. Eventually, we lose our freedom. It happens every time.
We cannot afford to hate.
Tonight, as you kneel beside your bed to pray, pray for the terrorists. Ask God to put truth in their souls and love in their hearts. Remember to pray for their victims too, but pray for the terrorists.
They need our prayers just as much as the victims.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
-Jesus Christ, Our Lord