 Spiritual Resources for the Aftermath of 9/11
Spiritual Comfort and Worship Resources
- 9/11 Anniversary Resources
- Mission Executive Sees September 11 As Day for Sober Reflection and Prayer, GBGM, September 10, 2004.
- Responsive Prayer for September 11, 2003 (to be read online as a personal devotion).
- Worship Resources for Living in a Troubled Time: Remembering 9/11 (from UMCOR).
- God, We've Known Such Grief and Anger by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, a hymn written for the anniversary of September 11th.
- Press Statement from the Deputy General Secretary of the United Methodist Women's Division: A Call for Healing and Reconciliation, September 2002.
- Remembering 9/11 (from the General Board of Discipleship).
- Art and Photographs
- Bulletin insert: Love in the Midst of Tragedy (English and Spanish versions available)
- FEMA's Remembrance Gallery, Flash movies, photos, stories.
- Noel's "New York," drawing by an United Methodist youth in response to the World Trade Center tragedy
- St. Francis Prayer Spontaneous Memorial
- Hymns
- God, How Can We Comprehend?, a hymn in response to the Afghan refugee crisis.
- God Who Weeps When We Are Weeping by Marnie Barrell.
- God, You Wrap Your Love Around Us by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette,
a hymn to use in assisting the Afghan refugees and displaced persons with gifts of blankets.
- God, We've Known Such Grief and Anger by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, written for the anniversary of September 11th.
- O God, Our Words Cannot Express by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, a hymn for September 11th.
- When Sudden Terror Tears Apart a hymn by Carl P. Daw, Jr.
- Letters and Messages
- Messages of Support Sent to GBGM
- Poems, Prayers, Scriptures
- Grief, a poem by Sandra K. Hester
- Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Prayer of St. Francis
- Psalm 23, The Lord Is My Shepherd
- St. Francis Prayer Spontaneous Memorial
- The World Changed Today, a poem by Andy Smith
- More Poems on GBGMWEB (Variety of Themes)
- Offsite
- Be My Hands by Linda Gasparovic
Words, sheet music, and digital sound files are available.
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Prayer Resources from the General Board of Discipleship
- September 11,
2001, an Upper Room reflection by Sarah Parsons
- We Humans Build to Frame a Life by Ruth Duck, a hymn completed September 24, 2001
- We Remember...
Memorial site for September 11, Boston University School of
Theology
Grief Resources
Photo Credit: copyright © Diana Barnett, September 2001, Used by permission.
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