{"id":583,"date":"2012-12-15T15:11:51","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T15:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=583"},"modified":"2012-12-15T15:11:51","modified_gmt":"2012-12-15T15:11:51","slug":"such-sorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=583","title":{"rendered":"Such Sorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today we are a country in mourning. Mourning the loss of precious lives that were senselessly murdered. Young and old alike, they were taken from their loved ones long before it was time.<\/p>\n

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For these individuals and families, my deepest sympathies pour from my heart. My prayers are being lifted to God as incense for His peace and comfort to envelope each person who was affected by this incredibly selfish person.<\/p>\n

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Today, we as a nation must look at all recent attacks and ask ourselves difficult questions. How could this happen? Why did it happen? How could they have been prevented? I\u2019d say these are questions that may not be answerable, but there that there is a solution to the troubles our nation is facing.<\/p>\n

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The loss of life has brought to my mind the fact that we have taken God out of every aspect of our secular lives. We\u2019ve removed prayer from schools. We\u2019ve removed the Ten Commandments from public spaces. We\u2019ve removed religious symbols from society. And we as Christians have sat back and allowed it to happen.<\/p>\n

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We know that God values life. All life. After conception through to the day we take our final breath, God places great value on life. Psalm 139 reminds us of how God intricately weaved each of us in our mothers\u2019 womb.<\/p>\n

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Yes, there were precious lives taken, but to be honest, we\u2019ve been murdering innocent babies for decades. Future leaders, analysts, inventors, creators, teachers, businessmen, preachers, or workers in another field where lives could possibly be touched.<\/p>\n

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If we as a nation don\u2019t value the lives of our young, how could we possibly expect individuals to do so?<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve been brought to our knees yet again. But not from threats outside our borders, but from within.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s time for us to take action. Not against gun control. Not against mental health agendas. Not against gaming regulations.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s time for us to take action for God. To take back what has been taken from us. One nation under God.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s pray like our lives depend upon it. Because to be honest. They do.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPraise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.\u201d<\/em> (2 Corinthians 1:3-4 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n

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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n

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Donna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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