The tragedy at Sandy Hook shocked me like it did the rest of the country but not for entirely the same reasons. Yes I was hurt that someone would kill 20 innocent kids but there were other things that rocked me to the core. One of these things was seeing the first responders at the scene. As someone who has worked with the fire department and EMS, seeing 10 ambulances with their doors closed and no sirens running completely stunned me. That meant that there was no one that could be saved, that meant that there was no hope, and in a situation where all anyone needs or wants is hope, that scene saddened me. The second thing that impacted me was the aftermath and that is what this blog is about.
You see as Christians we go around preaching about loving all and not judging others, but isn't that what we all did as soon as we were able to have the name of the shooter. I am not saying the man is innocent, what I am saying is that we shouldn't be the ones doing the judging. Adam Lanza was a sick man, you have to be in order to perform an act like that at Sandy Hook. So instead of judging him, shouldn't we as Christians be praying for him. Praying for his lost soul. A soul lost sight of right and wrong. Pray that his soul finds peace and that Jesus, the only one that can judge, judges justly and fairly.
"May he without sin, cast the first stone." Isn't this one of the biggest thing that Jesus preaches.
None of us can say we have never done anything wrong in God's eyes. Now we can say we haven't done anything this horrific but who says one sin is bigger then the other. I know we as human beings don't. All sin is created equal in God's eyes.
One song popped in my head after this whole situation. Well two actually, one for the kids and one for the shooter. Take a listen to the song below.
Isn't that last verse appropriate for this situation. I think so. It proves that if asked for forgiveness and love God would even give it to a murderer and liar. "Who will love me for me, NOT for what I have done or what I will become. Who will love me for me, because nobody has shown me what love really means." God will love us for us, because after all he created us to be in his image, yes that image can stray and falter but it is still the image that God created. He loves each and everyone one of us because we are his children.
I mean think about this. A mother, who's son was a convicted murder, will still cry for her son even though she knows what he did. Why? Because she loves him no matter what. A mother, like God, has the gift of unconditional love that no one can alter or take away. A son or daughter that makes a mistake, even one has big as killing another, will always be loved by their mother and ultimately their Father in heaven.
So why are we as Christians are taking away from this man the love that ultimately we can't take away. The only one that can do that is God, not us. We are just the siblings that are sitting around wondering what punishment our Brother in Christ will receive. We are sitting around hoping that he gets the worse that the Father can do, but shouldn't it be the opposite. Shouldn't we be that caring brother or sister that sits quietly in the other room hoping that the Father still loves our brother and has some mercy on him.
Yes, children and teachers died that tragic day. Yes, continue praying for them and their families as well as the entire community. Yes, this country will heal, we always do. But also, pray for Adam Lanza. Pray for his soul and his hurt. Because you know that that had to be a man that was deeply wounded and ill. It takes a lot to push someone that far, but we will never know the full story and honestly it shouldn't matter what the story it.
I know some people may look at me differently after this blog, and I am okay with that. I am okay if you think that what I am saying is wrong but I guess that is the whole point of a blog. Writing what you think without the fear of others judging you.
Finally because of the subject, here is a wonderful song and dedication to those that did lose their lives on that tragic day. They are lost but never forgotten.
God Bless!
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