Every year on this day, I see all these posts with #weremember and #neverforget in relation to the horrific events that occurred on September 11, 2001.

But we forget the other 364 days of the year. At least I do. Outside of every September 11 that rolls around, I very seldom think of that day, even though I will always be able to remember vividly that day, where I was, what I was doing, even what was going through my mind.

That’s our way. We move on. And that’s not a bad thing. We can’t forever live in the past fixated on one day for the rest of our lives.

But then again, I didn’t lose anyone on that day. I didn’t lose a parent or a child. I didn’t know anyone who died on that day.

For those people, every day is a daily reminder of what they’ve lost that they’ll never get back.

I do believe that Jesus teaches that those who suffer loss for the Kingdom will one day reap a thousand times what they enlost. That’s the beauty of God’s economy– nothing good and beautiful is ever wasted.

When bad things happen, I remember that God is still good and can still turn even those bad events into something good.

“I look up at the vast size of the mountains—
from where will my help come in times of trouble?
The Eternal Creator of heaven and earth and these mountains
will send the help I need.

He holds you firmly in place;
He will not let you fall.
He who keeps you will never take His eyes off you and never drift off to sleep.
What a relief! The One who watches over Israel
never leaves for rest or sleep.

The Eternal keeps you safe,
so close to Him that His shadow is a cooling shade to you.
Neither bright light of sun
nor dim light of moon will harm you.

The Eternal will keep you safe
from all of life’s evils,
From your first breath to the last breath you breathe,
from this day and forever” (Psalm 121)