As one born and raised not far from “ground zero” of the WTC site, I’d like to share a little reflection I wrote about the tragedy. The Adventist Review magazine selected it for publication after 9/11:

“It’s the Ashes”

So this is what it all comes down to …

Ashes. #

Gigahertz computers and wireless uplinks,

mahogany boardrooms and executive washrooms,

plush carpets and power lunch clubs …

Everything amounts to ashes. #

Corporate strategies and market share,

stock prices and interest rates,

quarterly profits or losses …

The bottom line is ashes. #

Office policies and politics,

promotions and retirement plans,

Brooks Brothers suits and the bodies inside …

All ends up in ashes. #

It’s not the economy, after all. It’s the ashes.

Save us, O God, from our ashes. ###