Here is a copy of an email Kerry wrote after the September 11th tragedy
that was originally posted in the causes section.

Dear Craig,
Sorry I haven't written back to everyone in awhile. Like a lot of people I've felt like I've been on a rollercoaster since September 11th. One week I'll feel really depressed and scared, and the next I'll feel inspired. I've questioned why I'm here, and what I do for a living. All of my other "causes" seem so trivial now. I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't even know what the Taliban was before this happened. I don't know why this happened. I don't know what to think about how we are responding. I do know that my heart is breaking for all the people who lost someone in the bombings. I do know that I feel terrible for the the people of Afghanistan who have no food, no freedom, and now have to flee from there homes for safety. I also know that we can use this tragedy to revaluate out lives.

I was volunteering serving food to the rescue workers. I've been doing this selfishly to make myself feel better- and it does. It gave me so much hope just meeting the volunteers. This one woman took a leave of absence from her job and moved here from California to help out the rescue workers. She volunteers from 6AM to 12AM! When I meet people like this, it balances out the bad.

So for my causes now I ask everyone to join me in prayer. I pray for our leaders that they will have the wisdom to make the right decisions. I pray for the safety of our country. I pray for the poor people of Afghanistan. I pray for peace for those who lost someone. I also pray that people everywhere will stop killing in the name of God.

That's all for now - stay safe- God bless
Kerry