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Abbey Professor’s 9/11 Prayer Published

“Almighty Father, hear this prayer and grant us the gift of your love and peace.”

To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, Belmont Abbey College’s Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems, Mr. Gireesh Gupta, wrote the following prayer.  It was featured in the September 10th edition of the Gaston Gazette.

Tuesday, 9/11/2001, has been forever imprinted in our minds.

It was the day when mankind witnessed senseless hatred and violence and thousands of innocent men, women and children died.

It was also the day when heroes in yellow, blue and black suits, and brave men and women of all colors so fearlessly and courageously saved lives and sacrificed their own and left behind their loved ones.

It was the day when the world saw the worst and the best of humanity, and it was the day when love triumphed over hatred.

Let us pray for the departed souls who died on that fateful day.
Let us pray for the families of the victims who lost their loved ones.
Let us pray for the brave men and women who fought the terror in the airplanes and sacrificed their own lives to save thousands of others.
Let us pray for the firemen and policemen who so honorably and bravely served.
Let us pray for the kind and selfless volunteers who rescued people from the rubble.
Let us pray for the people of this great nation who unified as one to fight this act of violence.
Let us pray that God will give us the strength and courage to fight evil with good, to fight violence with kindness, and to fight hatred with love. For the true nature of love is peace.
Let us pray that one day there will be no violence in the world, that good will overcome the evil and brotherhood and sisterhood will prevail, and Mother Earth will see all her children live together in peace and harmony.
Almighty Father, hear this prayer and grant us the gift of your love and peace.

Permission to reprint prayer granted by the author, Mr. Gireesh Gupta, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at Belmont Abbey College.