Responses from friends and family the day of and days after 9.11

1. “ I know it means a war, probably…….

2. … nothing was as usual. I helped some wandering passengers here and there….” Uncle Jim

3. “ We have been watching aghast at what has/is happening in your country right now. May the Lord keep you safe and may His wisdom, understanding & peace be with you as you deal with this tragedy” John and Meg Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa

4. “My teams office was very close to the impact. Too close….

5. We are back at work today in the Pentagon, even though fires still burn in some of the roofing timbers….

6. …God watch over us all. Please donate blood” Scotty Ward

7. “ This thing is going to change our nation, our lives, in more ways than I think anyone could have ever imagined…” Gregor

8. “ A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from its roots a Branch will bear fruit.” Isaiah 11:1

9. O come thou Branch of Jesse’s tree, Free them from Satan’s Tyranny

10. That trust thy mighty power to save

11. And give them victory o’er the grave

13. “ My brother said that his friend from Switzerland called so that he could hear the bells ringing there in prayer for the USA” Dot L.

14. “…’ Not by might nor by power, but by my spirit’ says the Lord Almighty” Zechariah 4:6

16. “ Christ is the morning star, who when the night of this world is past brings to his saints the promise of the light of life and opens everlasting day.” St Bede

17. “ In that day

18. The Root of Jesse will stand….

19. As a banner for the peoples ” Isaiah 11:10