Days of Infamy

in·fa·my

ˈinfəmē/

noun

1. the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.

   "a day that will live in infamy"

   synonyms:

   notoriety, disrepute, ill fame, disgrace, discredit, shame, dishonor,ignominy, scandal, censure, blame, disapprobation, condemnation More

   • an evil or wicked act.

     "one of history's greatest infamies"

December 7, 1941

While President Roosevelt's words, a date which will live in infamy, are well known the world over, I should like to suggest that there are quite a few days of infamy in history. Here are just a few recent ones:

September 11, 2001

April 19, 1995

July 11, 1995

April 6, 1994 

April 19, 1993

August 9, 1945

August 6, 1945

These are just a few days of infamy over the past 73 years. Throughout human history there have been many, many more. 

On this Second Sunday of Advent, let us look forward to a time when there will be no more days of infamy to add to the list.

Remembering That Day

I had not left my apartment for the church I was pastoring when my mother telephoned and told me to turn on the TV because "something horrible is happening in New York. I turned on my television, just in time to see this:

Followed a few moments later by this:

And this:

And the horror as the first tower came down:

And people escaped

And some didn't

And then I began hearing about the first responders, so many trapped in the falling towers:

I remember all of this and more. I shall never forget that day.

And neither will others: