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From
the October/November, 2002 edition of The Doulos monthly
newsletter
by
Bob Kennedy
Since
September 11th, 2001, I have heard questions asked such as, "Where was God
on September 11th?" and "How could a loving God allow something like
this to happen?" We're only human and we don't know all the answers, but
perhaps the following e-mail I received can offer some comfort in these
uncertain days.
"Meet
Me In The Stairwell"
You
say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news on September
11, 2001. Neither will I.
I was on the 110th floor in a smoke-filled room with a man who called his wife
to say "Good Bye." I held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him
the peace to say, "Honey, I am not going to make it, but it's okay…I am
ready to go."
I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children. I
held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't
coming home that night.
I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a woman cried out to Me for help.
"I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!" I
said, "Of course I will show you the way home, only believe in Me
now."
I was at the base of the building with the priest ministering to the injured
and devastated souls. I took him home to tend to his flock in Heaven. He heard
my voice and answered.
I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with
the crews as they were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the believers
there, comforting and assuring them that their faith had saved them.
I was in Texas, Kansas, London. I was standing next to you when you heard the
terrible news. Did you sense Me?
I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name, though not all
knew Me. Some met Me for the first time on the 86th floor. Some sought Me with
their last breath.
Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the smoke and flames. "Come
to Me..…this way..…take My hand."
Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me. But I was there.
I did not place you in the Towers that day. You may not know why, but I do.
However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have
reached for Me?
September 11, 2001 was not the end of the journey for you. But someday your
journey will end. And I will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may
be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are "ready to go."
I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.
- God
In Christ,
Bob Kennedy
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