9.11 Decade, 9.11 Lessons: The Witness of Care Givers

All of us at Schola wish to acknowledge all who still bear the intimate wound of 9.11’s great wounding – the families and friends of those who perished in the attacks on our city and country. We sincerely pray that this has been a decade of healing for you and your hearts’ profound grief.

As one of the first responders in the ministry of spiritual care, permit me to share something of the lessons learned in that season and the many seasons since then.  

It has been a daunting task to revisit those dark days and discern the wisdom offered to me and to us, buried in the rubble of that catastrophe.  But I shall try to tell you a story of my experience and learnings ….