Calamity, especially an overwhelming disaster that shows us how finite we are, humbles us before God. Intuitively we know Someone greater must be trusted to intervene, to strengthen, and to care. God and government suddenly seem natural companions. Middle-schoolers know how to deal with a thug. You get your friends together, mass your forces, and take care of the situation.
Appeasement never works.
Evil must be stopped, not negotiated with. Justice first, then mercy and restoration can follow. National leaders forget this sometimes. Let s hope not this time. Our family talked into the night about patriotism, the cost of a free society, the challenges of living in a pluralistic culture, the reasons America is attacked, and the reasons America is worth defending.