Remembering 9/11: 17 Years Later…Relighting the Candle of Hope #9/11Tributes

I posted this back in 2016, (re-titled) but thought it worth another share. May the light of God’s hope ever burn in all of us, as we remember those who were lost…Please give this a read, and feel free to share. If each of us can light someone else’s candle…

Flossie Stewart, Christian Author & Speaker

(Photo Credit: John Skelson, at bottom right of photo)

“Five years from the date of the attack that changed our world, we’ve come back to remember the valor of those we lost—those who innocently went to work that day and the brave souls who went in after them. We have also come to be ever mindful of the courage of those who grieve for them, and the light that still lives in their hearts.”
—New York City mayor ­Rudolph Giuliani at the World Trade Center site in 2006

September 11, 2001. One of the darkest days in American history. According to Wikipedia, 2,996 people were killed immediately, including those on the four planes, the World Trade Center and surrounding area, and the Pentagon. Many more have since died, due to their injuries, or cancer from inhaling the toxic dust. Of course, this number varies, depending on what source you…

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