Are there certain places or things that you consider special? What makes your special place sacred or special to you? Generally, those places that we consider special relate to unique experiences that have happened in our lives at a specific time and moment. Newly weds consider the site of their honeymoons or the places where they first met as special places. Athletes revisit the site of great victories and the sight of the large stadiums where they were cheered in victory renews floods of memories of special moments. While there are many places and occasions that we considered momentous, there are other places that are more personal. They reflect points in our lives when our perception, direction or sense of security was unalterably challenged or changed. These are the places where we met our own fallibility and stood in the shadow of a God who is bigger than ourselves. They became more than special; they became sacred.

  However, When the families of those who were victims of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center tragedy visit the site it is more than special to them. When they stand at the memorials erected for over 2000 people who lost their lives to terrorists, they are standing on hallowed ground.

When succeeding generations stand on the sites of great American

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