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Philippians 3:10

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Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.
Psalm 127:1(b) NIV

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you
and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven...
Matthew 5:2-12a NIV
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MET in the STAIRWELL...
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Smoke rises up from NYC's World Trade Center in this 
United States Geological Survey satellite photograph
taken ca. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow, we shall go to such and such a city,
and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit."
Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.
You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and also do this or that."
James 4:13-15 NASB
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A cross stands at Ground Zero
- AP photo -
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— Ponder of the sharp double-edged sword swung within the following text —

The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Written in 1861 by abolitionist Julia Ward Howe

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Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword —
His truth is marching on.

Glory, Glory,  Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory,  Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory,  Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps,
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps —
His day is marching on.

I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnish`d rows of steel,
"As ye deal with My contemners, so with you My grace shall deal;"
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with His heel —
Since God is marching on.

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat,
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat;
O be swift my soul to answer Him!  Be jubilant my feet! —
Our God is marching on.

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free —
While God is marching on.

He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave, 
He is wisdom to the mighty, He is honor to the brave; 
So the world shall be His footstool, and the soul of wrong His slave — 
Our God is marching on!
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The dogmas of the past are inadequate to the stormy present.
The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion.
As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew.
We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.
Abraham Lincoln

Purportedly unretouched photos serve as imaginative reminders that evil is both
intelligent and personal, and that our struggle with it is bigger than we realize.
We'd be powerless against our enemy were it not for Christ's victory over him.
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Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world
and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes,
you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,
with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,
with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
Ephesians 6:10-18 NIV
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— A reminder reaffirming the Source of our true confidence —

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
based on Psalm 46
Written in 1529 by Reformation leader Martin Luther

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A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.

Did we in our strength confide, our striving would be losing;
Were not the right Man on our side, the Man of God’s own choosing:
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He;
Lord Sabaoth, His Name, from age to age the same,
And He must win the battle.

And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us:
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him.

That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours through Him Who with us sideth:
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
The body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still,
His kingdom is forever.
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Firefighter Mickey Kirby, 50, worked into
the early-morning hours digging in the rubble;
His son, Chris, a 21-year-old carpenter, is missing.
"Believe it or not, I have no need for revenge," he said.
"I just want my son."
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Reuters / U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson

The LORD is my light and my salvation -- whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life -- of whom shall I be afraid?
When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh,
when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
Psalm 27:1-3, 13-14 NIV
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 A worker from Nacirema Industries of Bayonne, N.J., which volunteered its
demolition crews and heavy equipment soon after the attack.
Photo by Edward Keating/The New York Times

He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain,
for the old order of things has passed away."
Revelation 21:4 NIV

Lamentations 3:22-26, 31-33  •  2 Corinthians 4:16-5:9

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