World Trade Center Tragedy

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Please note that some of these pages are no longer active, but they give you an idea of what happened on and after 9-11.


"'For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, but My loving kindness will not be removed from you, and My covenant of peace will not be shaken,' Says the LORD who has compassion on you." Isaiah 54:10


On September 11 (The day that may become known as 9-11) we got a lot of help for those of us who have been called on to lead prayer and worship services as we anguish over the World Trade Center Tragedy.

We ask for special prayers for New York Fire Department Chaplain Rev Fr. Mychal Judge and his family. Fr Judge was killed helping those in need at the World Trade Center. We mourn the loss of one of our own who was bringing the comfort of our Lord Jesus Christ to those in need.

Many thanks for the contributions over the last few weeks. We will be leaving these pages up for a few months to help. If you have any more ideas please send them for regular submission on the Sermon Mall. Please send them to webmaster@sermonmall.com.

Received on Sept 11, 2001

1. Possible Prayer Service Order of Service (Tom Troeger)

2. Joretta Marshall's Pastoral Words

3. Monumental Anger and Grief

4. Prayer in the Face of Terrorism!

5. Possible Model for Prayer at Prayer Service

6. Model Pastoral Email and/or Letter

7. During Such a Time of Horror

8. A Pastoral Meditation on the Events of September 11, 2001

Received on Sept 12, 2001

9. A Pastoral Letter sent from Westminister Presbyterian Church

10. A Table in the Presence of My Enemies

11. I Think We Need to Pray! (Pastoral and Homiletic Responses to Acts of Terror)

12. What Do You Say Come Sunday?

13. This Morning We Are Walking In The Dust And Debris Of Yesterday

14. Reflection Upon the Tragedy That is Today

15. Mental Health Notes which Might Be Helpful
(From our Editor Donald Denton a Pastoral Counselor)

16. Against Despair Until The Morning Comes

17. Bear One Another's Burdens

Received on Sept 13, 2001

18. Good Questions, Bad Answers, and Hope

19. What do we Preach This Sunday?

20. What Can A Preacher Do In the Face of Such Horror?

21. I Was Approaching Washington On The Train …

22. Truth-Telling Comfort by Walter Brueggemann

23. A Service Of Prayer At A Time Of National Tragedy

Received on Sept 14, 2001

24. Sunday, September 16, 2001 The Morning After

25. This Week's Violence and The Sermon on the Mount

26. What Do You Do This Sunday? Part 2

27. Fear Itself

28. Pastoral Reflection on Recent Events

Received after September 16, 2001

29. Bidding Prayer in Response to Sept 11, 2001

30. It Has Been Replayed on Television Again and Again

31.A Meditation on the Events of Sept 11, 2001 from a Parish Directly Effected

32. With Courage And Assurance: A Week of Compassion

33. Service of Prayer and Reflection: Belleville Faith Community

34. Prayer from September 16

35. A Sermon from Canada on Sept, 2001

36. Rape as Spiritual Rubble

37.From Cyberspace to the Holy Place

38. Going Back, Then Rejoicing - Donna Schaper

39. BALMS and BOMBS

40. Language Lessons

41.The Very Different God of the Prodigal Son

42. Anguished Hope

43. Single, As The World Falls Down: Me and Jeremiah

44. If It Can Spiral Down, It Can Spiral Up

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Helpful Sites

Some mental health sites give some solid advive, go the American Psychological Association which provides solid advice for " Coping with Terrorism."

There are some other helpful and answers entitled, " Coping With the Aftermath of a Disaster."

There is also a New York City site to help you talk to your kids about the disaster. It's called " Coping With Children's Reaction to Disaster."


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