Thirteen years have gone by. For some of you, it may not seem that long. For some of you this day may have been spent at a grave site, a memorial, or down on your knees talking to God. Or maybe this day was spent trying to forget this day.
Thirteen years ago on this day I was six living in Oklahoma. I was a little first grader who didn't understand what was going on. I remember getting in the car with my dad and driving away from school. I remember the traffic. I remember the gas stations being completely filled up. I remember my dad being shaken up by something. I don't remember if he told me in the car what was going on. I do remember seeing it on the tv for the first time, though. I remember going to NYC a few years later. I remember looking at the memorial, at all those flowers and pictures of lost l♥ved ones. I remember seeing the big hole in the ground, where the towers used to stand...
Overall this day did not affect me like it did others. I may cry at pictures or at videos. I may listen to songs. I may say I remember just like all those posters or like the red, white, and blue flag at half mast blowing in the breeze represents.
However, I cannot say, "I know". I don't know. I don't know what some people are going through. I don't know what it was like to be there, or to even be in the same state at the time.
However, I do know Someone, Who does understand.
God understands. You may scoff or ask, "How could a l♥ving God allow this to happen in the first place?" I don't know all the answers, so I'm not going to pretend to. I do know, though, that I follow a l♥ving Savior, Who is always there. I know He is there every step of the way (Hebrews 13:5). I know that there is peace in the midst of a storm. I may not have been through this one, but I have been through my own storms. They may seem smaller, but I don't know how I would have done it without Him. I couldn't imagine going through this life without Him there. This world is an evil place, full of death and destruction and sorrow, ever since sin has entered in. I do know, though, that in the midst of all this, there's a God Who placed a rainbow in the sky to give us hope (Genesis 9:13-15). I know there's a God Who died on the cross for my sins and yours (John 19) and then rose again on the third day (John 20) to show us l♥ve. I know there's a God that can make me feel safe and in peace (Psalm 4:8). I also know that this peace, mankind can't explain (Philippians 4:6-7).
This day may be hard, but it doesn't have to be spent all alone.
**I linked all the verses to a Bible website, for those who don't have a Bible or just want to see them quickly.
God Bless You All and God Bless America!
~Elisa
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