Exactly what I was doing 8 years ago on 9/11. I was driving home from a Historical Jesus class I was teaching at the local community college and I had the radio on in the car. It was surreal. One plane had hit the WTC and then another and then the Pentagon and then another crashed… I remember being overwhelmed with a sense of sorrow and uncertainty. Would there be more? What did it mean?
When I got home I did nothing but watch the news. All day. It was shocking.
That night we held a community prayer service for all the victims and their families.
I don’t think I’ll forget any of it as long as I live. I always wondered why people alive in 1941 spoke of Pearl Harbor with such a sense of immediacy even years later. Now I know. The wound is still open from 9/11.
[...] still remember . . . . (9/11, eight years later). Jim West has posted his recollection of what he was doing on 9/11/01. This led to my own reflection. I [...]
By: I still remember . . . . (9/11, eight years later). « Hesed we 'emet on 09/11/2009
at 07:59
I was sitting in ethics class. We were all dismissed and I went home and sat glued to the tv. What a horror…
By: Jason on 09/11/2009
at 08:45
I was driving through a tunnel in DC headed towards National Airport(a couple of miles away from the Pentagon) when I heard the boom. Our house was about 13 blocks from the Capitol, so I wound up driving back into DC as everyone else was pouring out. Just as I drove between the Capitol and Union Station, I heard 2 more booms. I thought a major attack was on, but these “explosions” turned out to be the sonic booms from fighter jets leaving Andrews AFB for Pennsylvania’s plan. I too sat watching TV in stunned shock.
By: Ben on 09/11/2009
at 09:18
This is well said, Jim. It was our first day of class, and I had no idea what had happened until students showed up for my 9:00 class and told me about it. At that point we didn’t know if it had been an accident or what, and (to my memory) the second plane hadn’t hit. So, I went ahead with the class (going over the syllabus). From that point on, the rest of the day is mostly a blur. The internet was completely jammed so I went home to watch TV with my wife, and the disbelief persists even to this day.
By: Bryan Bibb on 09/11/2009
at 09:29
[...] September 11, 2009 9/11 Leave a Comment Tags: 9/11, World Trade Center Several other bloggers have shared a few thoughts on today, the 8-year anniversary of one of the most horrific days in [...]
By: 8 Years Later « Εις Δοξαν on 09/11/2009
at 09:46
It was afternoon here, and I was just going out to take a women’s fellowship when the first report came in. We thought it was an accident. At the end of the meeting, my son was there to tell me it was a deliberate attack. I called the ladies together again, told them what had happened (some were elderly, most lived alone; we didn’t want anyone just walking into that), and spent some time in prayer. I spent the rest of the afternoon watching, and sending an email to friends we have in NY. A few weeks later we heard from a friend who had intended visiting the WTC that morning, but had got up late. She’d have been at the top – instead, she saw it all from her hotel.
It was one of those events which changes everything into before and after, and has affected folk in every part of the world.
By: Rev Tony Buglass on 09/11/2009
at 14:18
[...] Remember Too… (9/11) Posted by ben under Me | Tags: 9/11, Me | Leave a Comment Jim West and John Anderson have posted their reflections on 9/11/2001. Though this blog post may say 9/12, [...]
By: I Still Remember Too… (9/11) « kilbabo on 09/12/2009
at 01:29
[...] See also reflections from Jim, John, and Ben. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Samuel’s Warning Against [...]
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