09/11/2026
🕊️ Twenty-five years.
On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 lives were lost. A quarter century later, we still remember — the names, the empty chairs, the first responders who ran toward the danger, and the ordinary people who chose courage.
An entire generation has grown up in the shadow of that day. May they also grow up in the light of what followed it: neighbors caring for neighbors, strangers becoming family, communities refusing to let hate have the last word.
Today the Western North Carolina Conference joins in prayer for the families who still grieve, for those whose health was changed forever by their service, and for a world hungry for peace.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." — Matthew 5:9
However you mark this day — in silence, in service, in prayer — may you know God's presence in it. 🙏
