EXCLUSIVE: Rev.Franklin Graham is calling on Americans to remember the extraordinary turn toward faith that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks and to "turn back" to God as the nation marks 25 years since the day that changed the world forever."September 11 is a day I’ll never forget," Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and Samaritan’s Purse, told Fox News Digital."It’s impossible to describe the tremendous amount of pain that I witnessed at ground zero in the aftermath.
There were so many who were in shock and grieving," he added."It is still hard to fathom the depths of evil that caused so much destruction."As Americans commemorate a quarter-century since the attacks, Graham said his prayer is for America to rediscover her reliance on faith he witnessed in the aftermath.REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: 9/11 IS JUST A HISTORY CHAPTER FOR A NEW GENERATION OF AMERICANSA search-and-rescue worker walks through the rubble of the World Trade Center following the Sept.
11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City.(Courtesy Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)"As we observe the 25th anniversary of this day when our world changed forever, my prayer is that America will recognize our need for God like we did after 9/11," Graham said.
"Churches were full.People gathered to pray in public places."Graham also recalled his father, the late evangelist Rev.
Billy Graham, addressing the country from Washington National Cathedral during a national day of prayer and remembrance following the attacks."We’ve always needed God from the very beginning of this nation.But today we need Him especially," Billy Graham said at the time, according to Graham’s statement.
"We’re involved in a new kind of warfare.And we need the help of the Spirit of God."GEORGE BUSH WELCOMES TOP OFFICIALS TO HIS HOME STATE FOR 9/11 REMEMBRANCE ON 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ATTACKSPeople visit the South Memorial Pool during 9/11 ceremonies at the World Trade Center sit...