It has been quite a decade. We all remember the horrors of that September morning. I won't re-live it here, but I wonder what did we discover about America that day... and the days that followed? I will always remember demonstrations of extreme heroism, kindness, and patriotism. We were angry. We were vulnerable. We were full of grief. Quite frankly, we were dumbfounded, and we were scared. However, what struck me following the horrific attacks of that day, was how we were all American again; we were a people. We were determined to overcome being dumbfounded and scared by being proud of who we were... or at least, who we were supposed to be. We have all grown up knowing stories of American courage - from George Washington to Martin Luther King, and beyond. We tapped into that because it is part of the American identity; we do love a comeback, and we have a core belief that good will conquer evil.
Of course, we should never forget the lives lost and the practical lessons learned from September 11th, 2001, but the discovery I hope we all will share ten years forward is just how good we can really be. May God comfort those still grieving, protect those still defending, and fill us all with the will to recapture that American spirit.
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