tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post2382594728919799585..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: 9/11 Cheeseburgers of HopeElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-82313592248926945412011-09-12T09:06:56.168-04:002011-09-12T09:06:56.168-04:00Glad to know you are safe and dry and well and tha...Glad to know you are safe and dry and well and that church was meaningful for you. After the "natural disaster" you just went through, I'm sure having an uplifting service was important and most welcomed. You continue in my prayers.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-91321838822963584852011-09-12T08:39:12.660-04:002011-09-12T08:39:12.660-04:00This is the first time I've been on line since...This is the first time I've been on line since last Wednesday, when the flooding began. We're fine, high and dry, but a third of the city was evacuated before the rivers came over the flood walls and levees.<br /><br />We had a television on mute to read bulletins (( we wanted to avoid the hype in the lead up to Sunday )).<br /><br />We have a new Rector and didn't know what to expect. His sermon was on reconciliation and he lead a litany of reconciliation between the prayers of the people and the confession.<br /><br />After the Peace he commissioned the Sunday School Teachers. <br /><br />The choir sang Ralph Vaughan Williams' "God Be With You 'Til We Meet Again" after the Thanksgiving and we recessed to Hymn 390. <br /><br />A good day...gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196788499920350732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-9634622886062921322011-09-11T12:08:19.684-04:002011-09-11T12:08:19.684-04:00Linda - thanks for your visits. Come by anytime.Linda - thanks for your visits. Come by anytime.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-89560093459677642982011-09-11T12:07:42.198-04:002011-09-11T12:07:42.198-04:00Thanks for your visit, Anonymous. Next time, pleas...Thanks for your visit, Anonymous. Next time, please leave your name.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-58908495100704648762011-09-11T12:06:57.181-04:002011-09-11T12:06:57.181-04:00Hymncat - If I can't be in silence then I pref...Hymncat - If I can't be in silence then I prefer to be surrounded by beautiful music.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-24164562361124906052011-09-11T12:06:11.539-04:002011-09-11T12:06:11.539-04:00Jim - "Cheap patriotism" is like "c...Jim - "Cheap patriotism" is like "cheap grace" isn't it. I think both make God's nostrils burn.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-31858429563556119392011-09-11T00:18:46.368-04:002011-09-11T00:18:46.368-04:00rI keep rereading your post and finding so much th...rI keep rereading your post and finding so much that speaks to my heart. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.Linda Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276614671417219953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-69206715942219218312011-09-10T22:47:32.406-04:002011-09-10T22:47:32.406-04:00Thank you. We were lucky enough not to be among a...Thank you. We were lucky enough not to be among an immediate circle of mourners, but living in MD near D.C. 9/11/01 will be engraved in our lives. I think I will find a quite corner and think, or go to the seawall at USNA. And expression of that thoughts why I had your link, as my sister sent it to me a few moments ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-83212479436944602742011-09-10T20:45:34.567-04:002011-09-10T20:45:34.567-04:00Thank you for your post, Elizabeth.
As a singer, I...Thank you for your post, Elizabeth.<br />As a singer, I'm obliged to be at both my own service and an interfaith remembrance tomorrow, for support to my community if nothing else. However, I too have been avoiding the majority of the 9/11 writeups (which are copious here in the Washington area). I'll gladly hug and listen to anyone who needs it, but I'm very wary of communal remembrance here.Hymncathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07932974698948522467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-41901711310141145242011-09-10T20:36:44.861-04:002011-09-10T20:36:44.861-04:00Thanks for the post -- it is a true gift.
It is &...Thanks for the post -- it is a true gift.<br /><br />It is "our" week as sacristans so Sue-z and I will set up the 8:00 Eucharist, clean up after, set up the 10:00 Baptism and Eucharist and then, thankfully, slide away. Then, finally, I hope for some quality time with <br />Traverlor and M'lady my dulcimers, and then probably my rosary. Enough of cheap patriotism and cheaper bravado.<br /><br />FWIW<br />jimBJimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-28190305239431441422011-09-10T20:17:09.425-04:002011-09-10T20:17:09.425-04:00Dear b - Sounds like a good plan. And please know ...Dear b - Sounds like a good plan. And please know that I really had no choice but to be there that night. That's another story for another time. Maybe next year.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-43762931715410519362011-09-10T20:08:14.967-04:002011-09-10T20:08:14.967-04:00Thank you so much for sharing your memories and re...Thank you so much for sharing your memories and reflections—they were very poignant for me. I'm a native New Yorker and I was far from home on 9/11, which cut me like a knife. But, to this day, knowing that people like you were there to help and comfort still feels so wonderful and hopeful to me.<br /><br />Tomorrow morning I plan to pay my respects by walking in the silent, timeless woods with my dog. I will meditate on my wishes and hopes for our country and our world, and for all those who suffered so unimaginably on that shattering day.b.lunch@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-20024240732233480122011-09-10T18:06:34.043-04:002011-09-10T18:06:34.043-04:00Cajun - I was thinking of going to the bandstand a...Cajun - I was thinking of going to the bandstand at RB at 4 PM tomorrow and thinking I could hold your hand. Maybe I'll stop by DL at 3:30 and we'll have a drink before I venture down the boardwalk. <br /><br />It's all about taking care of your spirit.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-28642387843593298852011-09-10T18:04:59.818-04:002011-09-10T18:04:59.818-04:00Zippy - I think everyone needs to do whatever thei...Zippy - I think everyone needs to do whatever their soul is crying out for. Mine is to turn off the TV and sit in silence.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-18485357269353573372011-09-10T17:33:10.549-04:002011-09-10T17:33:10.549-04:00Aside from you, everyone I know is planning some m...Aside from you, everyone I know is planning some morbid tableau or watching endless tape loops on TV. I am glad I don't have TV service.<br /><br />Like you, I want to begin the day in silence and after work, end it with a single candle and quiet prayer. I want no part of communion with a large group.<br /><br />I am going to link to this post, if you don't mind. I know so many people who will appreciate your words and story.<br /><br />Hugs to you and Ms. Conroy.the cajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905358111623645338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-48784554886859205742011-09-10T16:31:40.813-04:002011-09-10T16:31:40.813-04:00Thank you, Elizabeth. I have been finding myself o...Thank you, Elizabeth. I have been finding myself overwhelmed and resentful of the news coverage of the anniversary, and yet needing to sit with my own memory from being in DC a decade ago. I love my church, but I'm avoiding it tomorrow in favor of attending the Mozart Requiem being performed in Duke Chapel. Sacred space and music, but for gosh sake, no more words.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332550775893618503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-29280943651441560082011-09-10T16:21:05.899-04:002011-09-10T16:21:05.899-04:00John, Oh, please don't do that. Jesus has an a...John, Oh, please don't do that. Jesus has an awful lot to say about forgiveness. I'm sure you'll preach a mighty word of truth.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-32435877512773708092011-09-10T16:20:26.490-04:002011-09-10T16:20:26.490-04:00Mimi - Quiet is what my heart and spirit crave. My...Mimi - Quiet is what my heart and spirit crave. My head is already too full of the memory of the sounds of that day.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-5570220010656395802011-09-10T16:19:45.378-04:002011-09-10T16:19:45.378-04:00It WAS a beautiful morning, wasn't it? I almos...It WAS a beautiful morning, wasn't it? I almost forgot that. It made the whole thing seem surreal. Well, even more surreal than it really was.<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-71477105548254307862011-09-10T16:18:22.446-04:002011-09-10T16:18:22.446-04:00Gumbiecat - Told to wear RW&B. Oh, my. And, GW...Gumbiecat - Told to wear RW&B. Oh, my. And, GWB told us to go out and buy stuff. Sigh. Glad my words helped.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-64535415499553229222011-09-10T14:52:55.798-04:002011-09-10T14:52:55.798-04:00Having read your words, I feel like tearing up my ...Having read your words, I feel like tearing up my sermon for tomorrow and starting over.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574483490655576692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-3687981577162046832011-09-10T14:47:24.416-04:002011-09-10T14:47:24.416-04:00Thank you for a beautiful post, Elizabeth. Candle...Thank you for a beautiful post, Elizabeth. Candles and quiet sound perfect to me.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-50579929071615941932011-09-10T12:40:46.611-04:002011-09-10T12:40:46.611-04:00Elizabeth, what I remember is the beautiful weathe...Elizabeth, what I remember is the beautiful weather of that morning, then the smoke, the smell, the terrified children and colleagues at my school that we cared for into the late evening, some of whom lost loved ones that horrific day.<br /><br />I still see the flyers hung everywhere in the Village by desperate families, every one of which I read because I felt it my duty to acknowledge and witness the lives of the lost. And the dust and ashes. Everywhere. On every thing. <br /><br />My grandfather died on 9/10 and I drove out of NYC on 9/12 to attend his funeral in another state because the plane I was scheduled to fly on 9/12 was a smoking ruin in a field in Pennsylvania. <br /><br />I will never forget the smoke that I could see far into my drive through NJ, the long, long lines of ambulances and emergency vehicles I passed, coming from every neighboring town, city, and state, and bursting into tears because I knew in my heart that they would find no living being to rush to empty hospitals.<br /><br />Like you, I crave silence and solitude. I can't watch the TV programs, listen to the radio tributes and commentaries. It is still too fresh, painful, and very real to me, even after I left NYC for the deep South almost 10 years ago because I couldn't live with the memories and the pain.<br /><br />Bless you for this poignant and quiet reflection. Just what I did need and want.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-15053938539724920152011-09-10T12:35:04.043-04:002011-09-10T12:35:04.043-04:00We were "told" to wear red, white and/or...We were "told" to wear red, white and/or blue on Friday to school for Patriot Day. I wore a red shirt with my blue jeans and avoided talking about any of it with my K children (except they wanted to talk about the flag, which we did).<br /><br />I'm leaving the t.v. off the news channels this weekend as much as possible. I heard and saw more than enough this week, but nothing touched me as much as your story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-60163175443406727242011-09-10T09:31:57.591-04:002011-09-10T09:31:57.591-04:00Zbeth - I would be deeply honored. Thanks for stop...Zbeth - I would be deeply honored. Thanks for stopping by.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.com