In the aftermath of the recent school shooting in Connecticut, my friend Jacob wrote the following:
Silence
brings connection between past and present, present and future. Some
have discovered and others will discover we are made for eternity.
Even with this understanding, albeit shallow, our hearts still betray
us. We know that death will arrive, announced for some and suddenly
for others, like an unfamiliar person who shouts your name from
behind. Separation is part of what we do here on this earth, but when
the cause is a disconnected, mentally-ill youth, the effects are not
unlike an atomic bomb; mass destruction at the center spreading
outward causing additional damage in the form of anxiety, knee-jerk
reactions and irrational fear. It eats away at our sense of safety and spills our faith on the floor, like petals falling from a dying flower.
The
heart bleeds in times like this, unsure of what reaction to make. The
questions to be answered are difficult and long. In the end the
voices, disconnected from us suddenly, will be heard, not only in
this age but in the age to come. For now, let us pour out our hearts
as offering and spill our tears in the same way. We will never be
okay with these acts, as they don’t fit even on this side of
paradise. Now, let us lift our eyes to heaven, where are strength
comes from for He died to heal our broken hearts.
Jacob
Valdez
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