A sermon for September 11, 2011 (Proper 19a: Exodus 14:19-31; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35) Chris Young arrived early at the World Trade Center that beautiful Tuesday morning in September.  He was a struggling actor earning money as an office temp, as so many struggling actors do. He had been called to a morning meeting on the 99th Floor of 1 World Trade, but it turned out his boss didn’t need him after all, so he was sent home almost the minute he arrived.  He boarded an elevator headed for the lobby at around 8:40.  The elevator was empty.  Everyone else at … Continue reading Finding Forgiveness in the Dust