Matthew Sue reflects on historical event
On that fateful day, when our country was attacked, we pulled through the hardship as a nation and became stronger because of it. This adversity has brought us closer as a people and as a nation.
In hindsight, it seems that these tragedies are what unites us, adversity is what makes us stronger, it whets our appetite for calm and unites us in our common goal for world peace.
Although 9/11 may have been among the worst tragedies in our country’s history, it has also been one of the most defining. It has united us as a people and as a nation, like many other catastrophes of our past.
An example of this is the Civil War. Before the Civil War, army people identified themselves with their state and not their country; after the war the US was far more united. Without this turning point in our history we could still be divided and not as strong as we are today.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor also brought a sense of unity to American people. This tragic attack on our soil served as a catalyst for America’s entry into World War II, a major turning point in our history that has led to the rise of our country as a major world power.
Although 9/11 may have been among the worst tragedies in our country’s history, it has also been one of the most defining. It has united us as a people and as a nation, like many other catastrophes of our past. –Matthew Sue
9/11, a day intended to crush us, has now become a day of reflection for our country. A time when we remember those who lost their lives and those who rushed in valiantly to save them.
It has become a day of prayer and of thanksgiving in which many gather together and pray for peace.
This is one of the focuses of the organization, Awakening America which describes itself as:
“Serving as an umbrella under which the body of Christ can unite in seeking a contemporary spiritual awakening. We long to collaborate in prayer, fasting, and God-inspired action to impact the nation’s non-Christian population.”
This time of prayer and thanksgiving has ignored the gaps between people of different backgrounds, ages and lifestyles. 9/11 has helped us to solidify as a nation and realize that regardless of our differences we are all human.
This day has become similar to the National Day of Prayer which was started by president Harry S. Truman. This is a day when people of varying faiths unite in a common goal to pray for the well being of our country and home.
Hopefully this day, originally intended to harm and terrorize our nation, will mark a turning point; a movement of spiritual revival in which good will prevail over evil.
I believe that on this tragic day we should honor those who lost their lives. Those first responders who risked and gave their lives for others. We can do this through being kind to one another.
Please leave a comment on any memory that you remember from this historical event or share what 9/11 means to you.
For another 9/11 opinion piece read, COLUMN: Heroes and self-sacrifice.
The author used these sources for his article National day of prayer and Awakening America.
This writer can be reached via Twitter: @matthewsue1 and via email: Matthew Sue.
