 JustUs Youth Group Leads 9/11 Worship Service in New York City |
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A group of young people representing JustUS Youth led worship at the General Board of Global Ministries on September 11, 2007 in New York City. It was the sixth anniversary of the 9/11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and the Washington, DC area and of the related plane crash in Pennsylvania.
The young people wrote the commemorative litany below. L. Michelle Jackson, one of the group, from Grace United Methodist Church in Conyers, GA, is the author of the poem. Poem by L. Michelle Jackson Six years ago our nation was devastated by terrorist attacks Six years ago a seed was planted even in such despair Two years ago the root had grown and stronger still was our country We stand before you as Americans with the memory embedded in our minds An America that loves and accepts everyone
JustUs Youth Reflective Litany Leader: All the young people who experienced despair or confusion due to the chaos of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 remember… People: His mercy endureth forever! Leader: Feelings of disbelief, loneliness and fear but I remembered… People: God's mercy endureth forever! Leader: Shocked and angry…with tears in my eyes; what can I do-how can I help? Then I remembered… People: His mercy endureth forever! Leader: I was too young to understand…but old enough to care… People: God's mercy endureth forever! Leader: My teachers wouldn't talk about it. Still so many unanswered questions. Then I remembered… People: His mercy endureth forever! Leader: Angry because they don't belong in this country; people of a foreign tongue. Angry because they tried to destroy our pride…not realizing they represent me…they represent us, God's children… People: God's mercy endureth forever! Leader: Feeling as though I committed the crime…the random searches, the look and gaze of hatred, but I remembered… People: God's mercy endureth forever! Leader: For all the young people who face discrimination because of their ethnicity and religious beliefs, understand… People: God's mercy endureth forever! Leader: When I think of all the people who lost family members, parents friends loved ones my heart was crushed, but now… Together: I acknowledge that God's love for ALL outweighs the negativity of this world. Therefore, I will give glory, honor and praise, for his mercy Endureth Forever!
Date posted: Sep 11, 2007 |
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