Ground Zero and the Cross
This morning, as I do every morning at the school where I work, I had the privilege of leading our school in prayer. On a day like this, there is a flood of images, memories, and feelings. As a campus minister, it can be a challenge to search for good words that might give voice to a prayer of everyone here. Moreover, the youngest students at our school were probably only 8yrs old when the tragedy struck.
As I shuffled through some of my “old prayers” and reflections, I was drawn to the crucifix, a sacred image on the wall of every room here.
When faced with such an amazing display of senseless tragedy, this image is most important? When hatred, evil, sin and even death take a strike at who we hope to be as a people, the crucifix can be a compelling reminder. Christ, although subjected to the same darkness, triumphs once and for all. Jesus’ victory is a victory for each of us, for those who died on 9-11, and for those who will face will hardship in time to come.