Football is back. And after almost two years of limited football with very limited onsite fans, it may be hard to remember where you were or what you were doing 2 years ago. But this Saturday, every one of us will remember where we were 20 years ago on that date. I had just returned on Sunday from a trip to New York City to see the US Open with Caroline. While we were there, we talked about going down to the World Trade Center, as I had never been there before, and Caroline had been only once when she was very young. We elected not to go thinking it would be a great place to visit when we had our kids with us. On that following Tuesday, I was at work at Cap, Gemini, Ernst and Young on the 14th floor of our building on Northridge Road in Atlanta when I saw some of my coworkers standing around a television in the conference room. The terror that followed was unfathomable. Who could have imagined that 48 hours after being in New York, that the World Trade Center buildings would be rubble and thousands of people would be dead. The terrorists committing the attacks hoped to tear our country apart, but most believe that the country was more united than ever after 9/11. We all struggled to understand how something so evil could happen and many of us went to God for comfort. While answers were slow to come for me, my searching did bring me closer to Him. Billy Graham left this earth three and a half years ago, but his legacy of faith will remain with us forever. I hope you take time to listen to his message of hope delivered just a few days after 9/11/01.
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