For God So Loved the World....

Yesterday after hearing about the tragedy that occurred in Connetticut my heart broke. Such a senseless act of violence will never be understood. I feel like we live in a world today where evil is blatantly displayed all around us.  As I read the stories and saw the faces of the survivors and some of those that were lost, tears streamed down my face and my heart swelled with gratitude that tonight my babies are safe at home in my arms. From the ashes of this horror, stories of heroes will arise but it will never erase the pain and loss that has occurred.I cannot imagine what those families are going through. I pray to God that I never have to experience that kind of grief and loss.

We live in a society where basic beliefs of Christianity are marked as being closed minded and racist. To speak of God in a public setting has become taboo. We are so afraid of offending one another and yet at the same time we have lost the respect to value someones individual beliefs. We have removed God and Christ from society.  It is okay to believe in God privately in your home but heaven forbid we allow religion in our schools or to be displayed openly in society. We just might offend someone.

Well...we did offend someone. We offended God. And I truly believe that as society has pulled farther away from Christ that we have allowed evil to creep in among us. Senseless acts of violence occur more frequently and have become increasingly more heinous.  We can claim insanity with each of these acts of violence, but to me it seems to be so much more.

I want to protect my children from more than just the physical violence that seems to be increasingly more prevelent in society. I want to protect them from the moral desensitization of society.  I want to teach them to be proud in their beliefs in God and to stand up for what they believe is right. But as I watch society changing I feel like I am fighting a losing battle. How can I teach them to be strong in Christ when the world teaches its opposite? I see these acts of violence as a wake up call for us all to turn back to God and Jesus Christ.

 I am so thankful for my beliefs in a loving Heavenly Father and Savior that will someday welcome me and my dear children home to His loving arms.  I am so thankful that I believe if we endure the evils of this world that we will be welcomed home into an eternal paradise.

I know that each precious life that was lost is being held and embraced by the loving arms of a Savior that loves them eternally. I know that those parents will be reunited with their babies someday.  I love my Savior Jesus Christ. I will proudly raise my children to love Him as well. And I will pray everyday of my existence that they will be strong enough to fight the evils of this world.