September 11th, 2001, is a day that will never be forgotten. Thinking about the horrible day brings so many emotions to me. I did not know anyone who died that day, but I cannot even imagine how people felt who lost loved ones. I remember being so upset. I do not think I fully understood what had happened, but when I saw everyone else crying, I was just thinking that what ever had happened was terrible. I never really thought about whether or not we should forgive Osama Bin Laden. What he did was terrible, tearing apart families and destroying communities. Eleven years later, Americans are still coming together to mourn the losses of everyone who died.
As I gave the question of whether or not to forgive Bin Laden more thought and after reading Mike Hayes’ article, I do think that as a Christian, it is my job to forgive Osama. As horrible as the event was, and as Mike says, “Irreparable damage may indeed have been done,” Americans learned from 9/11. We learned to come together and support each other. We will never forget but we are now trying to move on.
One of Jesus' many messages is to forgive everyone, even your enemies. As hard as it may be to forgive Bin Laden, I do. Jesus was beaten, abused, and humiliated before he died on the cross. Did he get mad and try to seek revenge? No, He forgave them. As He was dying on the cross, Jesus forgave the people who were trying to kill him. His message was to forgive others, even if they were torturing you. Bin Laden took the lives of so many on September 11th 2001, but as a Christian, I forgive him because that is what Jesus taught me. I will definitely never forget, but I will forgive and move on.
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