So many lives were forever affected early this morning in Colorado. One man’s evil, senseless act of violence has forever changed the lives of those that survived and those who lost loved ones.
I have struggled today with my emotions as I have seen a constant stream of news and statements from tweeter’s, politicians, friends etc related to the tragedy in Aurora. I think what saddens me the most is that this tragedy has only brought a lot of the world’s reality right to our doorstep. We can’t ignore this story. It happened in OUR Country.
But think about the days leading up to yesterday. Think about families in Syria who have lost multiple members of their family to sniper’s, bombers, and other “military” gunmen. Think about those Israeli families who just lost their loved ones due to a heartless Bulgarian suicide bomber. Ponder the places all over the world where this type of tragic news is an every other day occurrence and where the sounds of gunfire are almost commonplace.
We become immune, I am afraid, to the plight of the world, to the reality of the world we live in, when it is not in our own backyard.
So as we pray for those in Colorado, let’s stop and pray for all of our fellow brothers and sisters that make up this thing we call earth. Let’s pray for peace. Let’s pray for comfort and let’s pray for healing. And let’s take one small step in our own life to make sure we do what we can to make our earthly home a little more peaceful tomorrow than what it was today.
