You may have heard of Father Mychal Judge, a priest who was serving the New York Fire Department when the unthinkable happened and two planes struck the Twin Towers. He was some distance away when the tragedy occurred, and rushed to the site. There he met Mayor Guiliani, who asked him to pray for the victims and for the city. Father Judge comforted and prayed for victims on the street, and then "entered the lion's den"... the lobby of the North Tower. There he continued to minister to the injured and the dying until he, too, was killed when struck by falling debris.
This is a prayer which Father Judge had written. He lived these words. May we do so as well.
Lord, take me where you want me to go;
Let me meet who you want me to meet;
Tell me what you want me to say; and
Keep me out of your way.
- Fr. Mychal Judge, FDNY (died 9/11/01)
Amen.
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