I have searched for the words this morning. There is nothing I can really say about this
that will help. There are no words that
will shed light. Sometimes darkness
seems like it is taking over the world.
People ask, “Why did this happen?”
“Where is God?” And we do not
know why. And we begin to doubt that God
exists.
And then we hear about the principal and teachers who ran
toward the shooting instead of away. We
read about the teachers who acted calmly and got their children out of the
school; teachers who were willing to sacrifice themselves for the children in
their classrooms. We hear about the
custodian who ran throughout the school warning the teachers. We see people praying and comforting the
grieving. We see policemen and firemen
and ambulance drivers rushing into chaos.
And we know where God is.
He is in every act of love; every act of sacrifice; every unselfish
gesture. He is in every hug, every tear,
every cry for help. He is there.
At Sandy Hook .
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Exactly. God didn't do this. A man under the influence of evil, sin...whatever one prefers to call this negative mindset and action, did this. God stands by to actively offer healing through numerous avenues, a healing that in itself surely seems unimaginable at the moment.
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