09/11/2026
No matter how strained our relationship with the United States may be at times - whether because of trade disagreements, political differences, or other disputes - we pause today to remember the attack on September 11. What happened that day changed the world and shattered the lives of thousands of people and their families. Whatever our disagreements, grief knows no borders, and the suffering of others calls us to compassion.
Let's pray:
God of mercy and peace, today we remember those whose lives were taken on September 11, and all those whose lives were forever changed.
We remember the families who continue to carry their grief, the first responders who ran toward danger, and all who have lived with the wounds of that day.
Hold close those who mourn, O God. Give comfort to those who still carry pain, and help us to remember not with hatred or fear, but with compassion and a renewed commitment to peace.
May the memory of those who died call us to cherish life, to resist division, and to seek a world where violence does not have the final word.
God of all people, teach us to see one another with compassion and to be people who build peace wherever we can.
Amen.
