10/2/17

            Once again murder has been committed on a mass scale and once again we see the battle of we need fewer guns or we need our guns to protect ourselves.  It has become almost a religious litany.  And that is why I feel called to say something.

            I believe (and I want to make that clear) that the problem is not guns or the people who use them, but that the Church in America either refuses to do their job or do not care.  Recently in our area a young man called for 1,000 congregations to come together to pray for the opiod epidemic and only about 2,000 people came.  When there have been previous shootings there was little increase in the few that come to prayer meetings.

            Are we trusting in the power of government to fix heart issues or to keep people from doing bad things?  Shouldn’t we call out to God to change those who would kill others?  Shouldn’t we ask God to protect those at risk?  Not just in America but around the world. 

Realize God hears every angry scream from those who kill and the screams of the victims.  God counts every tear and knows every pain.  Have you thought about God’s tears?  That God cries for them but also for a Church that either doesn’t care or who no longer believe God can make a difference.

May we bring a smile to God’s heart as we in faith believe He can change hearts through His love and salvation so that more can live in God’s love!