I Was There 
 
 

You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news Sept. 11, 2001. Neither will I. I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say "good-bye" I held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the peace to say  
"I am not going to make it, but it is O.K. am ready to go." 
 
 

I was with his wife when he called as she fed her children break-fast.  I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't coming home that night. 
 
 

I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a woman cried out to me for help. "I have been knocking on the door to your heart for 50 years! I said, "of course I will show you the way home--only believe in me now. 
 
 

I was at the base of the building with the priest ministering to the injured and devastated souls. I took him home then to attend to 
his flock in Heaven. He knew my voice and answered. 
 
 

I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with the crew as they were taken over. I was in the very 
hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them. 
 
 

I was in Texas, Kansas, London. I was next to you when you heard the horrible news. Did you sense me?  
 
 

I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name--though they did NOT all know me. Some met me for the very first time on the 100th floor. Some sought me out in their last breath. 
Some couldn't hear my voice calling out to them in the smoke and flames, "Come to me, this way...take my hand." Some chose, for the final time to ignore me. But, I was there. 
 
 

I did not place you in the tower that day--you may not know why, but I DO. If you were there that explosive moment in time, would 
you have reached for me?  
 
 

Sept 11, 2001 was not the end of the journey for you. But, some-day your journey will end. And I will be there for you as well. Seek me now while I may be found.  Then, at any moment, you know you are "ready to go." I will be in the stairwell of your final moments. 
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