Never Forget

It’s been 24 years since the towers came down on September 11, 2001.

It was a horrible thing that happened, and I guess a lot of people who witnessed it in New York or on TV would rather not think about it or talk about it. I don’t fault them for not wanting to relive it.

But still, we need to remember 9/11.

We need to remember the innocent lives that were stolen that day by terrorists who believed in a twisted religion that calls for the slaughter of innocent people.

We need to remember the men and women who worked in those towers, who should have lived through just any other workday, and who instead were murdered.

We need to remember the selfless, courageous people who rushed into collapsing towers to rescue strangers and who gave their lives for them.

In the last few years, I haven’t seen that many people talk about 9/11. I don’t know if that’s because it’s too painful to talk about, or if that’s because they have somehow forgotten it, or if that’s because it just doesn’t matter to them. But whatever the reason, it’s not right to ignore it. It’s not right to forget.

The victims, both those who survived the towers and the families of those who didn’t, can never forget. Why should we?

Let’s remember them. Let’s pray for the survivors of the attacks, and let’s pray for their family and friends. Let’s pray for the family and friends of the people who didn’t survive.

Let’s teach future generations about that day.

Let us never forget.