In this extended interview from In Touch Ministries' "Remembering 9/11" special, the Salvation Army's Major Silvia Machado shares her memories from September 11, 2001. See more stories: http://www.intouch.org/911. Major Machado was stationed in New Jersey and aided families affected by the attacks.
This event reminds us of the brevity and the uncertainty of life. We never know when we too will be called into eternity. I doubt if even one of those people who got on those planes, or walked into the World Trade Center or the Pentagon last Tuesday morning thought it would be the last day of their lives. It didn't occur to them. And that's why each of us needs to face our own spiritual need and commit ourselves to God and His will now.
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Here in this majestic National Cathedral we see all around us symbols of the Cross. For the Christian, I'm speaking for the Christian now, the Cross tells us that God understands our sin and our suffering, for He took upon Himself in the person of Jesus Christ our sins and our suffering. And from the Cross, God declares, "I love you. I know the heartaches and the sorrows and the pains that you feel. But I love you.”
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The story does not end with the Cross, for Easter points us beyond the tragedy of the Cross to the empty tomb. It tells us taht there is hope for eternal life, for Christ has conquered evil and death, and hell. Yes, there is hope. - Dr. Billy Graham on September 14, 2001
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