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9-11 was a tragic day for America.  It was also an odd and heavy day for our family and me personally.  Only through Holy Spirit's divine counsel  my desperation gradually subsided and my strength renewed.

 

Three New Nude Bunnies Were Born

 

Early Monday morning, we saw three new born hairless infant bunnies laying outside of mama rabbit's home. They were pinkish, ugly and did not even look like bunnies. Normally, they would be born inside of the hole and hidden for at least four weeks until they are grown and strong to come out on their own.  But these three were exposed to the world right at the entrance of their home.  In the late afternoon when we checked again, mama rabbit had already pushed them into the protection.  I wonder if this new birth and exposure would have a prophetic meaning at this 9-11-01 timing.

 

Jury Duty in the Morning

 

I did not know the terrorist attack on the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon.  The security was tight when entering the courthouse for my jury service.  The atmosphere in the jury waiting room was particularly heavy.  We soon were turned away because the courthouse, a government office, was on high alert and closed for the day.

 

Terrorism and Slavery

 

9-11 questions, 9-11 confution, 9-11 reality, terrorism and slavery,mixed marriage immigrant single parent familyUpon returning to my home office, I finally found out about the shocking news.  It was traumatic watching the film again and again TV.  Our new housemate Hun-Kyun just moved in for a week.  Nanny Sandra just started working with us for about three weeks.  We three all tried hard in maintaining our calmness.  I had to turn the TV off after kids came home from school. 

 

At night, another horrible news shook me again.  I read details and saw the photo of a 13-year-old Sudanese Christian boy forced into slavery and had his five fingers on the right hand chopped off by his master.  Also, a photo of two Sudanese Christian fathers with their arms hacked off by raiders who had taken their wives and children for slaves. 

Being a Christian and seeing the reality of terrorism and modern day slavery, I was unable to relate to these cruelties.  What should one think?  What can one do?  I felt numb, paralyzed and dumbfounded. 

 

The Divine Counsel

 

Yesterday morning, I cried out to the Lord:

"Oh, Lord, it is Your burden, not mine.  It is Your responsibility, not mine.  My duty is to do what You want me to do.  Pray, I will.  Give blood, I can.  Be obedient, I must.  But still, I feel so lost.  Your joy is my strength. [Nehemiah 8:10]  In all these tragedies, You must still have joy.  What's Your joy?  Please give me some for I find none.  I need Your strength.  Please teach me.  Lord, how can I relate to You?  How can I relate to the body of Christ?  How can I relate to these unjust realities?  I feel out of balance."

Then, I felt the Lord comforting me and gave me the following thoughts:

            "In thanksgiving, I have joy.

            In obedience, I have joy.

            In humility, I have joy.

            In forgiveness, I have joy.

            In meekness, I have joy.

            In your vengeance of forgiveness, I shall glorify you."

His words gave me comfort and strength.  Yes, the true and living God shall glorify America.  This nation's foundation is Jesus Christ and God's Word.  Since God allowed this rude awakening to happen, it is our opportunity to repent and seek God as a nation.  Through these tragedies, we shall prepare ourselves ready for Jesus' second coming.  America shall lead the rest of the world to be ready for Christ's soon return.  And, the most important thing for us to do is to "pray for God's purpose of this rude awakening to be fulfilled."
 

Our Family Prayer


Our family prays that the strongholds of sin, spiritual pride, idolatry, hatred, bitterness, terrorism and slavery to be broken.  We request Jesus to comfort all victims in the terrorist attack, and heal the Big Apple and turn it into the apple of His eye.  We ask God to reconstruct Pentagon and national defense under His will and design.  Also, to protect, bless and give wisdom to our president George Bush, vice president Dick Chaney, and all other government leaders.

The Lord gave us an article and a map of ten international terrorist bases.  (Sources: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 2000, published by U.S. State Dept.; Jane's IntelWeb)  We have been using it to boldly pray for the Lord to destroy funding and networking of all terrorist organizations.  Also, to turn all terrorists into born-again Christians. Jesus not only died for us, but also died for them on the Cross two thousand years ago.  Nothing is impossible with God. [Luke 1:37]  May His will be done.  [Matthew 26:42, Luke 11:2]

For the slavery situation in Sudan, the Coral Ridge Ministries (www.coralridge.org) coordinates the effort to pay and free the slaves.  Amazingly, $35 can free a slave.  May God save the enslaver as well as the enslaved.  [John 3:16]