The Day After Tragedy

Is it possible that we could just take this day to mourn and reflect and regroup instead of making political or religious statements?
Tragedies and massacres should never be used to further one’s political or religious agenda. Ever.

We don’t need to point fingers and place blame when tragedy has hit our community.

Loved ones have been lost.  Lives have been changed dramatically.  And yet, some use this opportunity to push their own ideas and agendas.

Now is not the time to preach for or against gun control.  Now is not the time to quote bible verses about sin and sinners.  Now is not the time to preach against radical islamic teachings.

Now is the time to come together and lean on each other.  Now is the time to mourn and offer comfort to those who mourn.  Now is the time to pray for strength for the hospital staff who are struggling to save lives.

Now is the time to shine light into the darkness, to bring hope to the hopeless, to speak life to those who are in despair.

Yes, I do have strong political and religious feelings and inclinations, but the value of human life supersedes all of that.  There will be a time and place when those views can be expressed but the day of or the day after the tragedy is not the time.  For goodness sake's, the bodies have not even been cleared out the building yet.  Have some decency.  Have some compassion.  Have some heart.  There is no law in offering kindness.  And also love.  

Because as a follower of Christ, I am bound by two commandments, “Love God.  Love people.’  That’s it!