It's true enough that terrorism is incompatible with the teachings of Islam. And that's just one of many important facts to consider in working and praying for the peace of the world.
This prayer was offered by The Christian Science Board of Directors in response to President Bush's declaration of a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance on September 14, 2001:
I FIRST
heard about the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on the radio, as I was leaving for a short field trip with other students in my high-school art class.
People often say that the hardest part of a crisis is not knowing about the status of a loved one. But that does not have to be a time of inactivity and helplessness.
From her high-rise office on Fifth Avenue in Midtown, this executive had exceptional views of the unfolding tragedy. But the vantage point that really mattered to her was spiritual—a perspective someone long ago called "the secret place of the Most High."
