Take a look at Daniel Clendenin's essay for this week. "The Arithmetic of Forgiveness" is written as a reflection on the lectionary texts for Sept 11, 2005, and a reflection upon the events of Sept 11, 2001. Whether you agree with his conclusions or not, he presents a helpful beginning point for reflection.
Also, don't miss "When Tragedy Interrupts" - an essay by Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki at The Center for Process Theology's "Process and Faith" site. Suchocki also provides the lectionary commentary at Process and Faith for the Sundays during September.
I wonder how our theological reflections and responses about the 9/11 anniversary are similar to and different from our initial responses? I wonder how they are similar to and different from our responses to "natural" disasters like the devastation following Hurricane Katrina. Watching the news over the past week, I've seen how important it seems to be to find someone to blame and/or to scapegoat. (When *I* find someone who has dropped the ball or committed an obvious sin or oversight, it's constructive, prophetic critique. When *YOU* find someone to blame or go after, it's scapegoating!) Prophetic critique DOES seem to be part of our call as preachers/teachers - certainly the world is not as it should be. But exactly how do we sort out who and how to critique, and exactly how to change a situation? I don't think that there are easy answers to this one, and I think that this might be a good week to let that dialectic be in tension as I am in service to those around me who are in obvious need.