Article October 8, 2001 Issue

DEALING WITH THE MOMENT

The scene from a Manhattan office window

BY Suzanna Penn

Before going to the office, I waffled a few minutes between preparing for a meeting and doing my normal Bible study. I opted for the Bible as the best preparation for the day. So I left my apartment feeling a clear sense of inseparability from God—a strengthened awareness that my relation to Him had prepared me for the meeting or anything else that would happen that day.

I live on Fifth Avenue just a block from the office. It's a short walk, but full of the flavor of New York's busy determination as people rush to work. The hint of fall in the air, and the clear blue sky, added to my inspired awareness of being close to God. I was looking forward to a day with a wide horizon.

Out of the elevator about 8:45, I dropped my things in my office and went to the conference room for the meeting. I immediately noticed out the window that one of the towers at the World Trade Center was on fire. As others arrived and saw the black smoke and heard the rage of sirens from the street below, it was apparent the situation was serious.

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