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October 22nd 2001:
One thing we all have in common since the horrible events of September 11, 2001 is change.
Our "normal" isn't so normal anymore. A week after the tragedy, I drove up to Dayton, Ohio
to sing and speak at a women's conference. I have to admit that it was hard to smile and joke
around like I usually do. Life seems so serious now. We awake every day to a different world
than the one we shared before the attacks.
Two weeks ago I was singing in Worcester, Massachusetts. I had to fly for the first time since that horrible day. I have been flying ever since I was in the early years of my life and have never had much fear about it, but this flight was as if I had never flown before. Boarding the plane, just like I have for so long, I placed my hand on the outside and asked God to bless, protect and carry the plane to safety. A fight attendant noticed what I was doing and smiled at me with a sense of understanding and gratefulness. I looked the pilots up and down as I got on. I noticed every sound, every passenger, and every look in the eyes of the flight attendants. Instead of pretending to rest my eyes as we took off I prayed aloud. The biggest change in me since September 11th is that I am more bold about my faith in Jesus Christ. I happen to be reading in Job right now. One message that is loud and clear is that even in Job's horrible trials, he held on to the one thing he knew to be true. God is more powerful than any trouble he faced. Job didn't understand why he was in such turmoil and pain. I have to say, it is hard to understand, but I'm sure many are waking up to this same confusion. After reading, I often flip elsewhere in the Word to get in one more verse before I pray. This morning after reading Job, my bible opened up to Isaiah 35 and I had underlined verse 4 some years earlier. Wow, thank you Lord. That verse was like an answer to so many things I was feeling. My little kitchen turned into a church meeting. The verse reads, "Say to those with fearful hearts, be strong, and do not fear, your God will come, he will come with vengeance, with divine retribution, He will come to save you". I may not know what will be on the news today but I know God is aware and in control. Denise View archived journal entries: January 20, 2012 August 16, 2010 October 13, 2009 May 28, 2009 December 10, 2008 July 29, 2008 March 26, 2008 December 18, 2007 October 11, 2007 July 21, 2007 March 23, 2007 December 14, 2006 October 10, 2006 June 26, 2006 March 15, 2006 December 20, 2005 October 24, 2005 June 20, 2005 March 15, 2005 December 17, 2004 September 9, 2004 June 2, 2004 February 15, 2004 November 7, 2003 August 5, 2003 June 10, 2003 January 11, 2003 July 28, 2002 May 15, 2002 March 18, 2002 January 1, 2002 October 22, 2001 September 21, 2001 August 15, 2001 June 21, 2001 May 15, 2001 March 27, 2001 |
