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CAPTAIN ON THE BRIDGE

I was at a local retreat center praying with a group of pastors when the North Tower of the World Trade Center was struck at 8:46 a.m. Within minutes someone rolled a TV into the room and we sat in mesmerized horror, watching and wondering what it all meant. As we were silently taking in the events unfolding in Manhattan another plane crashed into the South Tower. I immediately stood and said to the pastors: “gentlemen, captains need to be on the bridge at times like these”, so we all packed our bags and headed to our respective churches. While I was driving to my church two additional planes were crashed in D.C. and Pennsylvania. Praying for wisdom as I walked into our offices, it came to me, “those who know little of God’s love and supremacy will live in a constant state of fear”. They unfortunately don’t understand that there are higher laws at work than our own. Lord, Your Sovereignty will always prevail. Though horror still unfolds before us, You deliver us from fear. Even in the worst of moments Your Sovereign Hand is on the wheel. You, the Captain of Our Souls, are always on the bridge.

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  1. Father DrewSeptember 11, 2018 at 4:14 PM

    Thank you for sharing. I was in a classroom when it was announced that all the Brevard County schools were to close. The staff of this small continuing ed school met, in shock, briefly before leaving and asked me to pray. The gist of what the Spirit gave me was: 'Jesus is still Lord. Go in peace."

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