9月11日
仰望上帝
耶和华啊，我的心仰望你。我的上帝啊，我素来倚靠你；求你不要叫我羞愧，不要叫我的仇敌向我夸胜。凡等候你的必不羞愧；惟有那无故行奸诈的必要羞愧。
诗篇25:1-3
那一天，天气很好，没有人想到会发生那样的事。蔚蓝的天空，被一声爆炸彻底撕裂。为什么朗朗乾坤之下，竟有如此黑暗？死亡机制，穿越高空，把地狱带到人间。
与邪恶势不两立的是上帝的怜悯和同在。祂在混乱中拯救，关心那些失去的生命；在烟雾中争战，拥抱受伤的，抱起倒下的；给予逝去的生命以尊严和敬意；祂安慰惊恐的人，与悲伤的人同哭；祂增添人们的勇气，在他们行过死荫幽谷的时候，上帝赐给他们信心。
今日祷告：
主耶稣，我记念那些被邪恶葬送在废墟中的生命，我记念那些为了抢救别人而牺牲自己的人，他们活出了你所赐的爱和勇气。主啊，我憎恶邪恶，愿你的光芒消灭黑暗。阿们。
September 11
9/11
O Lord, I give my life to you. I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced,
or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat. No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.
PSALM25:1–3
It is the beauty of that day that adds shock. The eternally brilliant blue sky was broken by the sudden strike of horror. How can a day so beautifully clear be clouded with such darkness? The mechanics of death, moving across the highest reaches of the sky, drew hell to earth.
God’s presence stands in stark contrast to the visceral hate-filled nature of evil. God runs to the disarray, concerned for his earth, fighting through the smoke, embracing the hurting, carrying the fallen, paying honor and restoring dignity to those stripped of life; he is weeping with those in fear, mourning with those in loss, emboldening people with courage, and thus making our hearts alive in the valley of the shadow of death.
Pray for the Day:
Jesus, I remember those lost in the debris caused by evil. I remember those who responded with your courage and love, offering their own lives for the sake of others. I hate evil, Lord. May your brilliance overcome it. Amen.
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