19 Years After 9/11 - Finding Hope After Destruction

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Where do we go after times of destruction? Even destruction so great that it looms over our horizon for 20 years?
This is a quiet day down here at the 9/11 memorial. Today marks 19 years since those dreadful attacks that killed 2,977 people. Perhaps you are grieving the loss of a loved one today … or perhaps just remembering someone that you miss.
Perhaps you are facing a different day of destruction in your town today. We see images of many other devastating events today, because of fire, looting, or even the effects of COVID on a community.

And, perhaps you are facing another, internal devastation that no one even knows about. The Bible gives us a place for hope in these times.

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