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On 9/11, Rev. Portia Lee’s sister-in-law had a meeting in the Pentagon at 8:30 that was scheduled to be over at 9:30. At 9:30, her meeting still was not over, and she looked down at her watch at 9:40. But before she could lift her head again, all hell broke loose. The Pentagon was hit and she was buried underneath debris. She laid there because she assumed that she was dead, wiped-out. When she realized that she was not dead, she began to climb out from underneath the debris. She said that it was dark underneath the debris; but it was even darker when she climbed out. Marilyn knew that there had to be a light that would show her the way out.
She began to crawl. As she crawled, she bumped into people who were trying to escape too. She told them to get behind her and follow her. They continued to crawl, and it seemed they would never get out. Just about when they were ready to give up all hope, she saw a pin-sized speck of light, which indicated that there was a window ahead. Initially, they shouted for joy! Then, they realized that the window was a bulletproof window. They threw a computer at it, a fax machine, and they beat on it, but they could not break it. Marilyn thought to herself, “God I cannot believe that you brought me this close to freedom to let me die.” The very next moment the window did not break, but the window frame did. They were able to pull out the pane and escape.
When you are in the rubble of life. Be courageous, God is on the way. When you can’t see your way out. Be courageous, God is on the way. When you can’t break the unbreakable. Be courageous, God is on the way. When the world is trying to hijack your life. Be courageous, God is on the way!