In God I Trust

In my previous blog I wrote,

"History proves the 'fruits' of humanity seeking self-indugence, human glorification, our evil nature left unchecked."

Never, absolutely never did I even think possible the vilest evil would unfold a few days later;  Our nation, and the world catapulted into the throws of mourning with senseless loss at the hands of deepest evil left unchecked, and now, the media left unchecked escalates the challenge to the next individual(s) to outdo this.

It should come as no surprise that when evil is elevated in any way, it induces the rise of more.  In advertising, bad press is the best of forms for it is free and can garner sympathy from those who are reached.  All this media hype will drive the next evil heart to elevate evil acts. 

My heart is broken.  I am fully in mourning for the lives of the children, their families, teachers and their families along with all they will endure this torn Christmas season, and, I have not watched any more news or read any more details about the event because I have seen and heard enough.

I know there are faces.  I know there are names.  I know it is real and not a movie, and rather than spend hours glued to the news, I have spent hours praying for all colliding with such horror, every moment now blitzed with sharpest agony and angst in the lives of these families.  My imaginings are bad enough, I do not need see or learn more of the details.  As Morgan Freeman said, "Turn off the media."  Watching more will not bring more answers, or healing.  Turning to God and seeking His protection, His leading, His desire for our return to Him will.

While it may appear that God has removed His hand of protection from the innocent, I believe that not true.  One day many of us will arrive in heaven able to spend eternity with those who have been living in ultimate peace brought there previous by this violent act;  This evil securing the absence of it's perpetrator now suffering for eternity because he allowed heinous evil to overtake his heart. 

The normal, sane, cherish life; the life given each by God Himself.  Whether you believe in God or not one day we all will.  At the end of each our lives we will stand before Him.  Without Godly defense our lives will meet tragic separation from peace and eternal bliss for which we are designed.  God provided a means to access Him through the child/King we celebrate this season.  He is still in charge and His kingdom is at hand.  His will?  That we cling to Him and hold dear, cherish deeply the moments of life we have together here and now; His command that we love one another. 

There isn't a single mom, dad, grandpa, grandma or teacher alive right now who isn't squeezing the children in their lives a lot harder with more frequency than now.  And that is enough.  I will not watch media, rather spend my time beseeching God to intervene, bringing hope into our lives, the greatest volume to those immediate, thrust into throws of mourning toward an emptier, broken Christmas season.  This Christmas will be like no other for me.  Deeper pain mixed with deeper celebration, thankful for the time we have together as family.    My fifteen month old grandson is completely unaware of the evil that surrounds him, and in many ways I wish I were too.  Those at the elementary school were unaware as well and all these wish they could return to that state of unawareness.  But we cannot.  I can fully state "In God I trust", turning to Him asking for His protection against evil with more voracity today than ever before.  Will we all do likewise?

Psalm 33 says that governments, armies and horses will not save or protect us from evil lurking about us.  God alone will do so for those whose lives are in relationship with Him.  With the best of military might, evil will encroach and consume unless delivered by the hand of God.  Evil can be allowed to touch and destroy.  But nothing can stand against God.  He will avenge those whose lives turn to evil and save those whose lives are broached or ended by evil.

There is hope, pure, real and full.  You and I live it each day we choose to do good, work hard, love life and be loving with each and every life we get to be with.  Life and living for me has become simple.  Live and love deeply, each moment a gift, a celebration to be enjoyed for as long and as deep as we can.  Fleeting but full, miniscule yet memorable, all with thanksgiving, for it is in God I trust, His will, His calling, His redemption for His children, for eternity.