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Remembering 9/11: Courage, Sacrifice, and Unity · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Good morning, and welcome to Have Faith, Let It Begin.
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  Today, for the second time, we will pause. Today, we remember.
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  Today, when we honor. September 11th, 2001, 24 years later.
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  The images are still etched in our hearts. The planes that never reach their destinations.
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  The passengers and crews of members of American Airlines Flight 11.
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  United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, and United Airlines Flight 93.
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  All who lost their lives in the skies that morning. We remember the men and
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  women in the World Trade Center, Tower 1 and Tower 2, the heart of New York
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  City's skyline who never made it home.
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  We remember those at the Pentagon who served faithfully and faced the unimaginable.
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  And we remember the field of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where brave souls gave
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  their lives to stop further destruction.
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  And we cannot forget the brave men and women of the New York City Fire Department,
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  the Emergency Medical Services, the New York State and New York City Police
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  Department, and all first responders, heroes.
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  Heroes who ran toward danger when others fled, many laying down their lives
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  so that others could live.
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  Nearly 3,000 lives taken too soon, thousands of families forever changed.
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  Yet in those darkest hours, courage and sacrifice shined the brightest.
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  But out of tragedy, we saw courage. Out of devastation, we saw unity.
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  Strangers helping strangers, neighbors lifting neighbors. a nation coming together,
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  united, strong, and resilient.
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  A nation that came together, united, strong, and resilient.
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  September 11th is not only a day of mourning.
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  It is a day of remembrance, a reminder that freedom is precious,
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  a reminder that we are on this planet, and a reminder that we are one people, under God,
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  indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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  To every survivor, every first responder, every family who carries an empty
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  chair at the table, we honor you.
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  We see you. We will never forget you.
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  As we remember, we must also look forward.
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  The best way to honor those we lost is to live with purpose,
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  to live with gratitude, and to live in a way that lifts others up.
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  Let this day strengthen our resolve to choose love over hate,
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  to extend kindness where there
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  is division, and to walk each day with gratitude for the gift of life.
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  America is strongest when we stand together, shoulder to shoulder,
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  hand in hand, and heart to heart.
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  In the moments like this, when the weight of the remembrance can feel heavy, we lean in our faith.
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  We remember that God is near and that God is near to the brokenhearted,
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  that he binds up the wounds of his grieving and his light shines brightest in the darkest of times.
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  Our faith gives us the courage to carry on, the hope to heal,
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  and the strength to remember, to remain united.
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  At this time, we lift up in prayer. Heavenly Father, we lift up our voices in
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  the remembrance of all who perished on September 11th.
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  Comfort the families who still grieve.
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  Bless the survivors who carry scars, seen unseen.
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  We pray for the heroes of the day, the firefighters, the police,
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  the EMTs, everyday men and women who showed us what true courage looks like.
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  Lord, we ask you to continue to guide this nation, to heal our wounds,
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  protect our freedom, and remind us to live each day with faith and hope and love.
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  So may we honor the memory of 9-11, not just in words, but in how we treat one
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  another with compassion, with unity, and with unwavering strength.
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  We pray this unto you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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  In Jesus' name that we pray.
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  So as we close out today's episode, today and always we remember,
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  we honor, we'll never forget. God bless you.
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  God bless America. And may God keep us united, strong, and faithful.
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  And never forget, have faith, let it begin.