The people in these pages have joined the Journal's mission "to put on record" some glimpse of God's goodness, some truth that's taken them to higher ground in the aftermath of September 11. Their musings, struggling, prayers, and footsteps toward solutions come from their own journals—or they've spoken of them to the staff off the cuff, with modesty and honesty, and straight from the heart.
September 11 Cleared a lot of fluff off the deck and made me want to see deeper and with more appreciation—to see good everywhere, and to nurture good, and value good. It made crass commercialism and self-indulgence seem positively empty and inexcusable. It made me give more thought to Godlike virtues as the only enduring realities. I think a lot of people felt this way; and these yearnings show how, as Mary Baker Eddy said, "The greatest wrong is but a supposititious opposite of the highest right" [Science and Health, p. 368]—for the good that is awakened in us must flourish. That good will overarch this tragedy and bring comfort and transformation to many hearts in ways we may not imagine from here.
New York City
