First Lady Laura Bush delivers remarks at the Service Nation Summit Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 in New York.
Mrs. Bush: Yesterday, Americans marked the seventh year since the September 11th attacks. This solemn anniversary brought back many memories for all of us, but one particularly stands out in my mind. It was the first Sunday after the attacks, and the reading in church was from Psalm 27: "I believe I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!" And I believe that's what we saw in the weeks and the months that followed this stunning tragedy -- from the thousands who lined up to donate blood, to the school children who raised $12 million for the boys and girls of Afghanistan. We see this same goodness here in the people who have gathered to serve others.