There has been thousands of heart wrenching stories of how people's lives are being affected. The incident was not just an isolated disaster. We have all been impacted and the whole nation is in mourning. We are all New Yorkers. Families have been disrupted from coast to coast.
Every community knows someone whose life has been injured or destroyed.
How we respond will be our defining moment that will be whether or not we are indeed followers of Christ. As we contemplate the heart of God and the person of Jesus we may come to a position that is significantly different than the ways of the world. We may come to a position that sets us apart from others and elicits their ridicule or even their anger. I want to share with you where I have come out on this question. First of all, the call to engage in retaliation that indiscriminately kills more innocent people is wrong.