Why 😭 ???
Why would someone choose to do the unthinkable and murder and injure so many innocent people? Why would they plan so carefully to randomly shoot strangers who were gathered at a music venue? What could have caused someone to be filled with that much anger and rage to do such a thing?
Fifty nine people killed and over 500 injured in the worst mass shooting in recent USA history. The authorities are saying that some of the injured may also succumb to their injuries and pass away too. Lives destroyed and shattered...Why?
There is so much evil in the world. We are seeing it more and more every day. You can't turn on the news or log onto Facebook without seeing man's inhumanity to man. Sick and twisted people are torturing people who do not agree with their ideology , trying to out scream each other and tossing out labels on anyone who does not think the same as they do, rioting and destroying property, setting up roadside bombs to maim and kill ...I just don't understand this level of hatred and evil.
Our world has gone absolutely crazy. It only seems to be getting worse and worse. What scares me is that as a Christian, I know that it will continue to escalate. I am seeing it happen all around me. I worry about my adult children and about my grandchildren. When my husband and I had our kids we could have never imagined what all they would have to deal with in their lifetime. My grandchildren are growing up in very scary world and try as we might, we cannot shield them from all of this. My oldest two grandsons have had to deal with the fear of people who hate and target their daddy, Chris, just for the uniform he wears. When my son Josh was overseas, serving in the Middle East, I lived in constant fear that something would happen to him. I thought some of that fear would go away when he returned stateside. He pointed out to me recently that he is probably even more at risk here due to the uniform he wears also. Our baby grandson Steven, a happy little guy, will all too soon realize that there is evil in the world. My heart aches knowing that he, like his cousins, will have times where they are fearful for the lives of those they love and maybe even their own.
I know we are living in the last days. I know things will get worse. All I can do is pray and try to speak and show love to others while the world around me seems to be going insane.
It is a good question, Debbie. Hopefully, we'll find some answers.
ReplyDeleteI pray we will Bless.
DeleteThis world is getting more and more scarier each day, Debbie. Sometimes, I think I'm seeing things happen, that I only used to see in movies.
ReplyDeleteBut as the Bible says in 1 John 5 " for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. "
So, we have to trust that God will protect us and our loved ones and pray.
I'll pray for you and your family, you'll pray for me and my family and others will do the same. It's like a prayer chain, to keep everybody's families safe from harm.
Do we have a deal?
Be safe and trust God that your family will be safe!
Thank you my friend, and yes, it is a deal! ((((((HUGS))))))
DeleteThere are so many things that make my heart heavy. As my dad said we can't let it cause us to change the way we live; we need to live ready. When our hope lies in Christ, and not man, it's certainly easier to keep moving forward step by step. As I see more and more things that grieve me I will go on with my day to day while I pray for Las Vegas, our country and the world. Phillipians 4:6 is the verse I am clinging to. If I dwell on the bad I don't think I could function. Lean on the Lord, my friend, and trust in Him.
ReplyDeleteThank you Wendi for your and your father's wise words.
DeleteWhat an awesome community that has come together here, Debbie. I'll join in that prayer chain that Paula was describing. I, too, believe my trust in Jesus is more important then ever. He alone is my Rock.
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Amen my friend! We can all pray for one another. I firmly believe that there is power in prayer.
DeleteI don't have any words for you, Debbie, that answer that question, "Why?" I simply don't know. While I may catch snippets of the news on radio, we do not sit and watch the nightly news, we certainly don't tune in to the endless reruns of tragedy that television news can bring into a home. While I feel it is important to know what's going on in the world, I want to give my son a childhood and allow him to feel safe and secure in the goodness of his family, friends and close neighbours. There is a beautiful picture book with the title, "Good People Everywhere" that is a lovely reminder that indeed there are many, many more people in our world still who have beautiful, peaceful hearts and who do ordinary kindnesses every single day in their interactions with others and through their work. Perhaps you may like to share that with your young grandchildren too. Meg Xx
ReplyDeleteI will look for that book...thank you!
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