D uring the week following the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, Americans gathered in un-precedented numbers to seek com-fort and guidance from their religious leaders. Regardless of creed, the same questions echoed from the pews. Where can we find God amid the rubble? How can we answer hate with greater love? Is there hope for peace or are the trumpets of Armageddon less distant than before? These were the questions ministers, priests, imams, and rabbis had to address from their pulpits. Even as they spoke, the soul map of our nation was being recharted. Their daunting task was to bring hope and direction to a people newly lost. Each of these twenty-four sermons and addresses, by some of America's greatest reli-gious leaders, is a testament of hope. Collectively, they rise to the spiritual challenge of our time.