My heart is breaking for those in Newtown, Connecticut right now.
Not too long ago, my mom, in regards to the recent movie theater shooting in Colorado, said something really wise and observant to me (and it’s stuck in my brain for months) – we, as a culture, don’t value life anymore.
We kill people for sport in video games. We pay money to see people die on the big screen. We defend abortion and make it politically correct. We eat animals that have been mistreated. We pollute our water, ransack the environment, and abuse living things big and small. Every minute of every day, we justify killing God’s creations.
God is saying, “I made you. There is no one else like you. You are My precious child. I made this whole world. Look at the beauty around you and enjoy My creations.”
And our actions are screaming, “I hate Your creations. They’re not good enough. I need more. I’m the master of life and death. This isn’t what I planned for my life.”
When I close my eyes, for a moment my heart connects with my Heavenly Father – and I feel His deep, deep sorrow and disappointment in how we’ve brutalized His creations. And as tears stain my cheeks, I’m convicted of how I’m just as much a part of the problem. Being in the world, but not of it, is so much easier said than done.
My thoughts on this topic – valuing life and how to cultivate and demonstrate such an attitude on a daily basis – are very incomplete at the moment. God is still molding those thoughts. But I don’t believe this is the last time I’ll be addressing it on this blog. In fact, I think the Lord may be breaking me in this particular area, in order to share and do more here in the future.
But here’s what I do know. At some point, we need to stop in our tracks and start acting like we believe that life, and God’s creations, are precious. And it starts with me (and with you). Let’s explore more of what this means in the new year.
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Thank you for posting this.
So many things and not sure if anyone wants change .I do know your letter reminds me of my mom loss in Dec and brother too and on Nov 10 2012 i loss partner of 20 yrs .All this is a yr and with the tragic loss of these kids my faith was tested .Here is my testimoney.
We better invite prayer back in school. and fast .My Randy was 55 and his kids kept the grandchildren from him,reasons i think God only knows.He passed on 10th ,room 10 gets out ,little girl bithday,.yep 10th and the teacher dog is name Roxie.
Randys and our ‘Rocky” lil chiahuaua ,miss this man more than u know. I satisfy myself and pretend he’s playin Santa to 20 someodd kids his own would keep from him soo Jesus teaches us lessons we don’t want to take,This could of very well been a school bus accident too cause Jesus gave each and everyone of us a ‘choice” t0 make on how.when .where we handle humanity .some make wrong choices..the other 70 school invasions show that and this one we take notice, Better turn all ‘ red lights’ off in New Orleans too cause the next tousomy i really don’t think we swimming out of .. I believe in Jesus, as i should of went long before i loss any family members,now as i return from my 15 hospi visit an 4th round of phnemonia i am here ..again ..to get ready for chemo on tuesday from a bad blood in open heart.in ’67. ”
“I ask why did you take them. ??. and i say too ..’why not me this time’?? answers we don’t know ..or do we .. God is Good. My Randy an mom and Jerry are at peace and now i have reason to keep my faith ..to make a difference.
Life is starting to remind me of one big game we have no score ,no team and one where, if he ‘throws’ the yellow flag on one more play?? Who will pay the penalty ?
I can tell just how heartfelt this comment is. Thanks for being so transparent and honest and spilling it all here – you’ve made me think. I’m lifting you up in prayer tonight.