To Remember

Eleven years ago this morning I left my apartment in Mill Valley at O Dark Hundred. By the time I got to San Francisco for my Sit in Silence group at St. Mary the Virgin, the first plane had already hit and we experienced the massive confusion from thousands of miles away.

As we shakily entered our meditation room, our leader chose to have us contemplate Psalm 46 as we sat for an hour in silence together. He spoke about breathing in anxiety and breathing out peace as we settled into silence.  The Psalm begins,

God is our refuge and strength,

a very present help in trouble.

We ended our sit, bid each other blessing until next week, and went out to face that horrible, unbelievable day. I will pray the same way this morning, in remembrance of what happened that day and in hope for a more peaceful present and future.