Never Forget_ Discovering Hope in the Aftermath of Tragedy [NOOK Book] - Max Lucado [0]
Forget
Jack Hayford
Anne Graham Lotz
Max Lucado
Henri Nouwen
Charles Stanley
Charles R. Swindoll
Copyright © 2002 by W Publishing Group
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Contents
A Note from the Publisher
Preface
WHERE IS GOD?
Never Forget . . . God Is Near
PRAYER AND COMPASSION
Never Forget . . . God Listens and Loves You
LIVING FEARLESSLY
Never Forget . . . God Knows About Your Circumstances
HOPE
Never Forget . . . God Gives You Promises for a Future
AN INVITATION
Never Forget . . . God Longs for You to Know Him
Acknowledgments
A Note from the Publisher
September 11, 2001, is a day America and the world will never forget. So many lives were lost: fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, friends, companions. Families from around the world bear the scars of what happened that day. And while the devastation from the attacks of September 11 is unforgettable, many of us find ourselves thrust into the midst of smaller but no less devastating personal catastrophes, and we wonder how we’ll cope.
The good news—even great news—is that there is hope to be discovered amidst the rubble of tragedy. In this little book, you will find that hope. Through selected writings from leading Christian authors you will find answers to the hard questions of suffering, and you will discover that, in the end, hope prevails.
Preface
Address to the Nation
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. The victims were in airplanes, or in their offices; secretaries, businessmen and women, military and federal workers; moms and dads, friends and neighbors. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror.
The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness, and a quiet, unyielding anger. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed; our country is strong.
A great people has been moved to defend a great nation. Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they