Another mass shooting at a school, this time at the high school at Santa Fe, Texas. Fortunately, this time the evacuation of the students got most of them out of harm's way, while a quick and effective response by multiple law enforcement agencies resulted in the quick capture of the shooter. Tragically the shooter killed ten people before police were able to arrest him. Several students and a couple of police officers were injured.
Another mass shooting...
I find I really don't have much to say about it, nothing to add, that hasn't already been said about these killings. I certainly don't have anything that could provide insight on how a man, really a teenager, can just wake up and decide to kill a bunch of people. I wonder even if we as a society knew why a person would do this thing, would then be able to predict when and where the next massacre would happen, and which possible shooter would commit it.
Another mass shooting...
I find that no words I, or anyone, could say will really comfort the survivors and the loved ones. Only the Good Shepherd can do that, and only with time. There have been so many mass shootings that words of sympathy are so inadequate anymore. It will be weeks or months before those that lost their children, their loved ones, will even begin to heal.
Another mass shooting...
Sadness, anger, outrage, just as with all the others, but then...a glimmer of light in the darkness. Out of the blue, Houston Texan football player J.J. Watt felt a calling. He has offered to pay for the funerals of the ten victims. No, this won't bring back the dead or undo the lasting pain, but...a gesture of love and compassion in the midst of all the pain and sorrow. The cost of ten funerals could easily reach over $100,000, yet J.J. Watt stands ready to do what he can with what he has to come to the aid of people, fellow Texans, whom he most likely does not know. But what an act of kindness, Mr. Watt.
No, I have nothing to add to this sad thing, but I do want to honor J.J. Watt for what he is doing for these hurting families. Yes, there are and will continue to be monsters out there who are able to kill others, even their fellow students, but there are also people out there like J.J. Watt, who demonstrate the best in humanity right in the ashes and rubble of the worst in humanity.
May the Good Shepherd comfort the people of Santa Fe, especially the families that lost their children, and those that lost their adult loved ones. May the Lord bless J.J. Watt for what he is doing for those hurting families in Santa Fe.
Another mass shooting...
I find I really don't have much to say about it, nothing to add, that hasn't already been said about these killings. I certainly don't have anything that could provide insight on how a man, really a teenager, can just wake up and decide to kill a bunch of people. I wonder even if we as a society knew why a person would do this thing, would then be able to predict when and where the next massacre would happen, and which possible shooter would commit it.
Another mass shooting...
I find that no words I, or anyone, could say will really comfort the survivors and the loved ones. Only the Good Shepherd can do that, and only with time. There have been so many mass shootings that words of sympathy are so inadequate anymore. It will be weeks or months before those that lost their children, their loved ones, will even begin to heal.
Another mass shooting...
Sadness, anger, outrage, just as with all the others, but then...a glimmer of light in the darkness. Out of the blue, Houston Texan football player J.J. Watt felt a calling. He has offered to pay for the funerals of the ten victims. No, this won't bring back the dead or undo the lasting pain, but...a gesture of love and compassion in the midst of all the pain and sorrow. The cost of ten funerals could easily reach over $100,000, yet J.J. Watt stands ready to do what he can with what he has to come to the aid of people, fellow Texans, whom he most likely does not know. But what an act of kindness, Mr. Watt.
No, I have nothing to add to this sad thing, but I do want to honor J.J. Watt for what he is doing for these hurting families. Yes, there are and will continue to be monsters out there who are able to kill others, even their fellow students, but there are also people out there like J.J. Watt, who demonstrate the best in humanity right in the ashes and rubble of the worst in humanity.
May the Good Shepherd comfort the people of Santa Fe, especially the families that lost their children, and those that lost their adult loved ones. May the Lord bless J.J. Watt for what he is doing for those hurting families in Santa Fe.
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