Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Rebuilding Freedom

We visited New York this past July as part of our summer vacation. These are some photos I took of the 9/11 Memorial, St. Paul's Chapel, and the Freedom Tower. Rebuilding and restoring hope in the face of evil, and the idea that destruction is not the end should point us not to just a vague idea of freedom, but to Christ, who rose from the dead to secure our ultimate freedom from all evil. 
The New York skyline, seen from the crown of the Statue of Liberty 7/8/2013

New York City and the Freedom Tower as seen from the Liberty Island ferry


St Paul's Chapel

Freedom Tower

The Memorial Pools



Reflecting pool, with the Freedom tower in the background

The Survivor Tree, which lived through the terrorist attacks in spite of it's location next to the twin towers

The Firefighters' Memorial



The Freedom tower, lit in red white and blue, from our hotel in midtown Manhattan