It isn't the fact that almost 3000 people died. There are more than 6,000 deaths every day just in America. It is the wanton destruction of 3000 souls in the name of a God that abhors death and suffering but is forced to watch horrible things done in his name virtually every second of every day in this broken world we live in.

Right now it is Muslim extremists in the headlines. Radicals that believe that violence is God's way of making things right, all the while making all Muslims suspect in the eyes of those who are victimized by their extremists' radical and insane behavior.

Christians and Jews have had their dark moments of craziness as well - also in the name of that same God who is crucified over and over again by humanity's unspeakable behavior.

In truth - every religion at one time or another has perpetrated unprecedented horror in the name and on behalf of their particular deities. But for Muslims, Christians and Jews the sin is greater because their God, Yaweh,, Allah is a God who in all their sacred texts calls for human beingsnot simply  to be tolerant of one another but to care for and love one another. The Koran, the Jewish Scriptures and the Christian Bible all prtray God as merciful, just and forgiving. Where have we gone wrong?

I do not have an answer, except to say that it is not the fault of religion. It is the fault of human beings who wreak violence in the name of religion. It is a humanity out of control for power and place. It is a people who speak with honeyed lips, while devising schemes of terrible destruction in their hearts.

May God Bless the souls who perished 10 years ago through no fault of their own. May God Bless all who suffer and die because of terrorism, dictatorships, predjuduce and pseudo religious dogmas of violence and death. May God instill in all of us the words of the Prophet Micah: "He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God." May we all bless God by doing exactly that.