I am so, so saddened over this whole Boston marathon nightmare. My first gut reactions when these terrible things occur are always "what is wrong with this place?" "are we ever going to feel safe again?" "What is our world coming to?" I just cannot fathom people who commit these evil, heinous crimes. But, lately it seems like they are getting more common and that TERRIFIES me. With all of the awful school shootings, the movie theater and now a marathon, it's hard to get back our sense of safety. Those malicious, evil people have completely robbed me of that now.
HOWEVER, I'm sure many of you have read some of these positive posts somewhere on social media but they have been striking a chord with me, and are exactly what I need to hear at a time like this. This was one of my favorites:
"We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago. So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance, or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred, or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, 'THE GOOD OUTNUMBER YOU, AND WE ALWAYS WILL' "- Patton Oswald.
These kind of sayings and thoughts are exactly what will carry me thru these atrocious events in our nation's history. Because it is SO VERY true. Although the EVIL often get attention, they are STILL FAR OUTNUMBERED by the amazing, brave, kind, loving people that make up our world. The GOOD will prevail, I just have to pray for that.
Whoever did this, I pray that they see JUSTICE to the FULLEST and most EXTREME extent of the law. For those who lost loved ones, I pray for peace and comfort over these next awful, awful months. I pray that we, as a nation, can overcome the hate; that we can stand together, and rise above and just LOVE each other. Because really...if you don't have love, what do you have? I pray that these kind of events do NOT become more common. I pray for peace and I pray for humanity.
Amen.
HOWEVER, I'm sure many of you have read some of these positive posts somewhere on social media but they have been striking a chord with me, and are exactly what I need to hear at a time like this. This was one of my favorites:
"We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago. So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance, or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred, or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, 'THE GOOD OUTNUMBER YOU, AND WE ALWAYS WILL' "- Patton Oswald.
These kind of sayings and thoughts are exactly what will carry me thru these atrocious events in our nation's history. Because it is SO VERY true. Although the EVIL often get attention, they are STILL FAR OUTNUMBERED by the amazing, brave, kind, loving people that make up our world. The GOOD will prevail, I just have to pray for that.
Whoever did this, I pray that they see JUSTICE to the FULLEST and most EXTREME extent of the law. For those who lost loved ones, I pray for peace and comfort over these next awful, awful months. I pray that we, as a nation, can overcome the hate; that we can stand together, and rise above and just LOVE each other. Because really...if you don't have love, what do you have? I pray that these kind of events do NOT become more common. I pray for peace and I pray for humanity.
Amen.
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