My morning routine is pretty streamlined & boring: wake up, make coffee, read my Bible, hope for a great Groupon deal on email, & see what my social network is doing. There is typically nothing earth shattering to be discovered. This morning, however, I was met with news updates of the tragedy in Colorado that took place during the night. I've been thinking about that massacre all morning & am trying to process it. My heart is so heavy for everyone involved. I literally got sick to my stomach when I read the articles describing the horrific scene. There are so many questions in my mind, I don't even know where to start. What was so wrong in the gunman's life that he would actually plot this? Were the medical centers equipped for all the trauma? (Obviously, hospitals have protocol in place for such events, but we hope they never have to use it). Did someone try to stop the shooter? Could this have been prevented? Will we ever be safe? I refuse to glorify the gunman by saying his name & giving him more recognition. What he did was senseless, twisted, & downright heinous. That is a person who has no soul. I thought of all the lives affected by his actions - not only the people who lost their life, but also the loved ones that are left behind. I think about the employees of the theatre just going to work & now returning from their shift forever scarred. I pray for the first responders who literally carried out children covered in blood. Some police even carried the wounded to hospitals in their patrol cars. My heart truly breaks for every single person affected by this. For them, life will never be the same, & we will never know the reach of this atrocious act. As a society, we should feel safe when we go to the grocery, take our kids to the park, attend church, or do any sort of normal activity. It pains me to see how one act of evil strips us of joy & wraps us in fear of what will come next. Take a moment to pray for everyone involved. Pray for healing, comfort, & peace that can only come from God. This nightmare should never happen to anyone.
MERE'S NOTE: This blog is intended to be light hearted & bring awareness to the great state of Louisiana & its people, food, & culture, but I felt compelled to share this today. Sometimes, when there's so much in my head, it's best to just write it all down.
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