County reflects on Patriot Day
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By
Rory Ryan-hcpress@cinci.rr.com
We remember.
On the eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, observances were held at county courthouses across the nation. Shane Montgomery led the hourlong program last Friday outside the Highland County Courthouse.
Montgomery, the county coordinator for the Cry Out, America event, told those gathered for the afternoon ceremony that “America is in desperate need of another ‘great awakening.’ We are at a crossroads in America,” Montgomery said. “For the last 40 years, this nation has gotten away from its values. We have had an ‘anything goes’ morality.”
Montgomery said the Highland County event was a time to reflect on those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. “The tie-in to 9/11 is that it was a time when thousands of Americans cried out to God. We need to cry out again for America.”
The Cry Out, America events were part of a national campaign by the Awakening America Alliance. According to the alliance, “On Sept. 11, 2001, America was shaken to its foundations by a series of surprise terrorist attacks. All of us were awakened to the new reality of global terrorism. Eight years later, our nation needs to be awakened again, not just to the threats of terrorism, but to our critical spiritual condition. Americans are now in desperate need of a fresh Christ awakening. Over the last few months, our economy has been deeply shaken. Overall church attendance continues to decline. America is now the third largest mission field in the world and an entire generation is growing up with little understanding of absolute truth. Yet, in what appears to be a very trying time for the Church in this nation, we
believe that America is on the verge of a sweeping move of God’s spirit that will touch every state, every county and every heart.”
“It is an awakening that can only come about if Christians wake up and unite in prayer,” said the Rev. William Wilson, executive director of the International Center for Spiritual Renewal and a member of the Awakening America Alliance.
Montgomery said rallies were scheduled in at least 27 of Ohio’s 88 counties. Veterans service organizations and various churches supported the 9/11 observances across the nation.
In addition, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland issued a proclamation in honor of Patriot Day and ordered all state and U.S. flags at public buildings and grounds to be flown at half-staff in remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001.
“On Sept. 11 of each year we observe Patriot Day as a remembrance of the lives lost and the selfless dedication of members of our public safety community on that day in 2001,” Strickland said. “We also honor the families and loved ones left behind.”[[In-content Ad]]
On the eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, observances were held at county courthouses across the nation. Shane Montgomery led the hourlong program last Friday outside the Highland County Courthouse.
Montgomery, the county coordinator for the Cry Out, America event, told those gathered for the afternoon ceremony that “America is in desperate need of another ‘great awakening.’ We are at a crossroads in America,” Montgomery said. “For the last 40 years, this nation has gotten away from its values. We have had an ‘anything goes’ morality.”
Montgomery said the Highland County event was a time to reflect on those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. “The tie-in to 9/11 is that it was a time when thousands of Americans cried out to God. We need to cry out again for America.”
The Cry Out, America events were part of a national campaign by the Awakening America Alliance. According to the alliance, “On Sept. 11, 2001, America was shaken to its foundations by a series of surprise terrorist attacks. All of us were awakened to the new reality of global terrorism. Eight years later, our nation needs to be awakened again, not just to the threats of terrorism, but to our critical spiritual condition. Americans are now in desperate need of a fresh Christ awakening. Over the last few months, our economy has been deeply shaken. Overall church attendance continues to decline. America is now the third largest mission field in the world and an entire generation is growing up with little understanding of absolute truth. Yet, in what appears to be a very trying time for the Church in this nation, we
believe that America is on the verge of a sweeping move of God’s spirit that will touch every state, every county and every heart.”
“It is an awakening that can only come about if Christians wake up and unite in prayer,” said the Rev. William Wilson, executive director of the International Center for Spiritual Renewal and a member of the Awakening America Alliance.
Montgomery said rallies were scheduled in at least 27 of Ohio’s 88 counties. Veterans service organizations and various churches supported the 9/11 observances across the nation.
In addition, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland issued a proclamation in honor of Patriot Day and ordered all state and U.S. flags at public buildings and grounds to be flown at half-staff in remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001.
“On Sept. 11 of each year we observe Patriot Day as a remembrance of the lives lost and the selfless dedication of members of our public safety community on that day in 2001,” Strickland said. “We also honor the families and loved ones left behind.”[[In-content Ad]]