9-11 Prayer Remembrance

It is my privilege and honor to join with other spiritual leaders across this nation who are calling for a time of prayer for America on 9-11-11.  We are asking individuals as well as local congregations to join in prayer for our nation on the 10 year anniversary of of the horrific attacks on our nation.  Ten years ago we experienced what many of the nations of the world experience on a daily basis.  Many nations of the world deal with internal struggles and terrorism as a part of their daily lifestyle.  As a nation we have been aware of terrorism through the attacks on our military forces over the past years but never since the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 have we witnessed such a public attack on the American people as we witnessed on that dark and terrible day.  Sunday will be a time to reflect on those who died in the tragedies that day.  Sunday will be a time to remember those "first responders" who gave their life trying to rescue many fellow citizens after the attacks.  Sunday will also be a time to appreciate all of the "first responders" who daily place their lives in harms way for the citizens of our land.  We also can not afford to forget those American soldiers who place their lives in harms way on a daily basis that we can enjoy our freedom. 

Each of the remembrances and reflections that I have written about are very appropriate but there is also another call that we must answer.  We must answer the call to PRAY for our NATION.  Prayer was very much an integral part of the response to the 9-11-01 tragedy that struck America.  Prayer was being offered in every aspect of our nation.  Ministers called for prayer.  Governmental leaders called for prayer.  Individual families came together for a time of prayer.  Why did we allow that spirit of humility, repentance, and compassion to evaporate so quickly?  Why did we allow ourselves to drift back into attitudes of unconcern and spiritual apathy?  Many churches saw an increase in attendance for a few weeks after the attacks because we were unsure of the future actions of our enemies.  But it did not take us long to return back to the same old pattern of forgetting God as long as things are going well.  Many of us are realizing that we made a huge mistake when we stopped calling on God for help.  Spiritual leaders are calling for a return to the necessity of interceding for our nation.  I trust that each of you will purpose in your heart to spend time in prayer on Sunday for our nation.  WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED FOR GOD TO HEAL OUR LAND AND TO BRING SPIRITUAL RESTORATION INTO OUR LIVES! 

Will you join with us on Sunday and lift your voice in agreement with fellow believers as we ask God to direct the path and steps of our nation?  God will hear us as we pray and I believe that Spiritual Awakening can take place in our hearts and lives.