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Daily Question, September 13

What is calling out for remembrance today?

  • Marnie Jackson

    That it is a new day for students. That it is September and I need to take care of me. That my daughter needs compassion when she is stuck at home quarantining over something that she has no control over. That my son needs to have fun! That my daughter is trying to figure out who she is – so if I don’t always like her behaviour – that is okay. That my son is gently trying to reengage with his social network. That my husband has a new job…and it is stressful for him.

    • Anonymous

      Sending you the love of a grandmotherly great aunt. I have no children and worked for over 20 years as a pediatric nurse. I have never lost my deep respect for the incredible courage parents have at every step of their children’s lives. With you.

  • Lee Anne
    Manhattan was my home. I moved to Maine nine months before 9/11. My friends and colleagues were there that tragic day. I drove from Maine two weeks later to see those I loved, and as I entered the West Side Highway, the sole, eerie reminder of the razed Towers was a steely plume of smoke still spewing as it hovered over the Highway and Hudson River. I remember the tanks, military weapons, and unimaginable silence in the streets. And, I remember that we were united as a nation with no red or blue...

    Manhattan was my home. I moved to Maine nine months before 9/11. My friends and colleagues were there that tragic day. I drove from Maine two weeks later to see those I loved, and as I entered the West Side Highway, the sole, eerie reminder of the razed Towers was a steely plume of smoke still spewing as it hovered over the Highway and Hudson River. I remember the tanks, military weapons, and unimaginable silence in the streets. And, I remember that we were united as a nation with no red or blue states, no bias towards color or religion, no hate speech, but just love and support as the world mourned with us.

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  • Michele

    Any of these National Days for today:
    SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 | NATIONAL KIDS TAKE OVER THE KITCHEN DAY | NATIONAL PEANUT DAY | DAY OF THE PROGRAMMER | NATIONAL BALD IS BEAUTIFUL DAY | NATIONAL BOSS/EMPLOYEE EXCHANGE DAY | UNCLE SAM DAY | NATIONAL CELIAC DISEASE AWARENESS DAY

    • Mica

      Thank you, Michele, for that delightful list!

  • Kevin

    As a US citizen, I can’t help but feel that today’s question is two days late. Having just observed the twenty-year anniversary of 9/11, my mind and heart are still dwelling with memories and feelings of that horrific day.

  • Howie Geib
    The practice in the Benedictine houses I studied and lived of Vigil. One of the daily prayer times of the Divine Office, occurring in the very early hours of the morning. In silence the brothers gather in the chapel like watchmen or sentinels. For long stretches of the office we meditate, focus, listen. The chanting is almost eerie and yet so deeply comforting. It was palpable how the effort seemed to call together the forces for good. And knowing that at this very moment, as I type this, they ...

    The practice in the Benedictine houses I studied and lived of Vigil. One of the daily prayer times of the Divine Office, occurring in the very early hours of the morning. In silence the brothers gather in the chapel like watchmen or sentinels. For long stretches of the office we meditate, focus, listen. The chanting is almost eerie and yet so deeply comforting. It was palpable how the effort seemed to call together the forces for good. And knowing that at this very moment, as I type this, they are even now holding us and the world together in the predawn darkness.

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