Late last night I was reading a post, posted by one of my
sisters in Christ, as my husband and I watched a late night movie on the Demand
channel. At that time, I understood the post to be a general post asking for
prayers for our community, the hate in our community and the people in our community
who are affected. I understood something had happened and maybe it was
something personal, as I watched the movie.
It wasn’t until this morning when my husband and I
arose and he read the alerts from his phone that we were enlightened of the
horrific news of the massacre in which she was referring to on last night.
As sad as the massacre was, it was an evil heart manifested
in one man, Dyland Roof, which brought one more hate crime to light.
Nonetheless, we once again seem shocking surprised of the behavior of man that
has gone on for centuries. I am not by
any means without compassion for the families that have lost their loved ones,
but at the same time the bible tells us there is nothing new under the sun, (Ecclesiastes
1:9). It all has just reappeared in a different face, place and time.
We do grieve the loss of lives, here in Charleston, SC .
However, we must also grieve the HEARTS
of a nation of people who don’t understand or respect life (those with and
without authority) who don’t know or understand our God and because they know
him not, we must pray for a nation of people who WILL face him totally
unprepared.
On the contrary, where do we go from here? Because all men
must obey the laws of the land, Dyland will face justice. I really thought he would
have taken his own life. But he seems to have a narcissistic type personality,
having noted his desire to be noted for the things he’s done. It is good that he did not take his life. He
can now face justice and still have an opportunity to change his heart.
Equally we come together praying for these families, we must
also continue to move forward as we cannot be over taken by fear. We must, for
as much as we can hold on to normality. Those of us who understand God; we
continue to praise and worship him. Try to help the community heal, by helping
others to understand that this evil deed was NOT of God.
Love God above all and vengeance is His, not ours, Deuteronomy
32:35 and Roman 12:19.
