This past Monday was one of the harder days that I have faced in the ministry. I am sure it was hard for many of you as well! We as a church mourn for the loss of life at Chardon High School and the shattered families and dreams that resulted from the shooting. I don’t think anyone got up Monday morning and wondered whether or not we would re-live the experience of Columbine in our schools. But, God in all of His genius can take the worst moments and turn them on their proverbial head. I think He is doing it in little ways already. As my son Josiah came to the church with me Monday evening to pray for the families in our body and outside of our body affected by this tragedy, I was reminded of the treasure of my own children. I never send them on the bus thinking that they might never come back. And as we prayed later that evening, with my hand resting on his slim shoulder, I was given the gift of seeing the life that was all around. I pray for the moment in which God takes this time of anguish and completely reverses it. But for now, I grieve with those who grieve…and I also embrace that which I have in my life now, which is all-too-easily taken for granted.
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