I can turn off my TV, stop reading the news, turn the radio off and it will still get to me. This most recent school shooting literally hits home with me as I am originally from Pennsylvania and am well acquainted with the Amish, Mennonite and German Baptists of that area. We once rented a farmhouse from the plain people and have family who still live in Lancaster Co. For anyone, let alone a father of three to be able to murder innocent little Amish girls is beyond understanding. There is little else to say.... except that we have seen a great evil. True to their Christian beliefs, the Amish extend forgiveness toward the shooter. There will be no hateful rantings, retaliations or screams for justice from their community. Their trust in God carries them through this experience- not without tears, but without malice. Today we mourn the passings of:
Anna Mae Stoltzfus, age 12
Lina Miller, 7
her sister Mary Liz Miller, 8
Marian Fisher, 13
Naomi Rose Ebersole, 7
Let's pray the other 5 girls will survive and recover quickly. But what life will they have now? Innocence lost...
Roberta Flack once sang a song called 'People On A String'. A line from the song,
"When fools try to take control of destiny, no one with a heart is ever free"
So true.
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It's a very painful and sad tragedy for those of us left behind here - but we can take comfort knowing these girls are in a wonderful place with the Father and the Son.
Yes, and sometimes we choose not to take the path of forgiveness for lesser offenses. Sobering thought. It's really touching to me that they are so ready to forgive at this point. I don't know if I could...
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