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September 14, 2025 - For the Church at the St. John Church of Christ
In the last few weeks some horrific events have happened in our country. On August 22, Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed on a train. On September 10, there was a school shooting in Colorado and political activist and Christian, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated. Many people, myself included, are outraged by these acts of violence, and should be.
It is hard to know how to respond to these horrific acts of violence. Should we be sad, angry, depressed, confused, and bitter? Probably all of these, yes. How should we respond going forward? Let me offer a suggestion.
I am sure that many of us prayed for Iryna, the school children, and Charlie and their loved ones and that is a wonderful thing to do and we should continue to do that. But let me ask you a question. Who else did you pray for? Did you pray for the shooters? Did you pray for the shooters families? Did you pray for the people who were delighted when these things happened? Did you pray that they would find God and be reconciled? Or did you feel hatred in your heart towards the perpetrators?
The Bible instructs us to pray for our enemies and bless those who curse us. These are hard truths, but a good reminder in times like these that we should be in prayer for the state of our world and of our country. All people were made in the image of God and we should desire that all people be reconciled back to God. Our country is in a tough place right now. There is so much uncertainty, and it feels as if civil war could break out at any moment. We must trust that God is in control, even if it feels like he is absent in times like this.
Trust God. Love like Jesus. Trust God. Live like Jesus. Trust God. He is in control. Trust God.
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