A Snippet of Rest

I think I missed the point of commemorating the anniversary of 9-11. I thought it was about remembering the victims and using the footage and film to create empathy with the pain and terror they experienced. Johnathan has been watching movies and interviews about what happened 10 years ago, and after a little while I usually leave because I can’t stand to see that tower fall one more time. But I think I caught a new perspective last night. You see, this week we’ve both been struggling with some goings on at work and it has been affecting us emotionally and spiritually. So I was more than annoyed when Johnathan came home last night and put on yet another documentary about September 11. As I watched, I cried and mourned and was reminded again how horrible the whole thing was. But I came away in a better mood about our own light, momentary frustrations. One of the things the show pressed home to me was that everything we have could be taken away in a second, so rather than allowing the ridiculousness of others affect me, I am working on seeing them in view of eternity. This is the weight of glory, that we have no guarantee in our lives of tomorrow, and that each person we come into contact with we influence, whether for better or worse. In my case, I hope it’s for better.