Dear God so full love , you created everything good and bad .
Every time I think about what happened I feel disturbed and sad .
Yet your voice is there within my despair , so much of you is there .

Dear God so beautiful are you that you can love those who did this .
So forgive me if on September the ninth I might clench my fist .
My heart breaks when I think about all of those lives lost, its not fair .

Dear God you know everything before it happens , please protect us .
I still see all those faces gripped by terror and covered in dust .
Nine eleven for me was when we looked at the crucified Christ .

Dear God we are pleased to know you exist even when you’re absent .
Your presence there on that terrible day was powerfully sent .
As I look at those images of hurt it reminds me of you .

Dear God heal us and keep us focused on your love that conquers all .
If we can forgive and forget then all our enemies shall fall .
Because of you we have hope and we remain an image of you .

Dear God help us to understand the people who did what they did .
Nine eleven is a memory of when the whole world went and hid .
Its time to come out of the darkness and let our lives all renew .


By Paul McCann