Christmas In Connecticut

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."-Albert Einstein

  I'm not even going to try to explain the school shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut which occurred on Friday, December 14, 2012.  I'm not ashamed to admit that I am absolutely clueless as to what would motivate an individual to illegally enter an elementary school with automatic and semi-automatic weapons, kill six adults and 20 first grade children. After hearing of this, I waited with baited breath for my son to come home from school in a few hours. I just wanted to hold him.

  The television coverage of the shooting is painful to watch and listen to and I find myself switching the channel to find something less painful to watch; but the thoughts won't go away.

  I put up our Christmas tree last Tuesday. In Connecticut I can imagine many families taking their trees down. Anything to help assuage the unthinkable pain of having your precious child ripped from your life by an unconscionable act of evil.  For me and my house, it further emphasises what is important in life. 

Throughout all of this, some have asked "Where is God"? 
Newspaper columnist and lawyer Michael Johnson once stated "Taking God out of school leaves a vacuum something will replace".  The well-known saying is much more than a fact of science which states that "Two things cannot occupy the same space at the same time."  When something is taken out, something else will take its place.

  I pray for this poor and mean old world in which we live. I pray that those who are concerned enough, capable enough, brave enough, convicted enough and fed up enough will take part in conversations, community actions, exercising neighborhood vigilance, and deterring acts of evil whenever possible.  I am going to David's school on Monday to discuss security measures with his principal.

"Be of sober {in spirit,} be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour".
- New American Standard Version (1995)

  God Bless Us All.
  Dennis