This past weekend, I lost another friend to violence. Another friend has passed away at the hands of a gunshot. This is friend number 7! Seven times!
But he did not die in vain. None of them have died in vain. We look back and we learn from their lives, their mistakes, and their triumphs. Their deaths help make us stronger. Their deaths, in some way, help us to become better people. And their deaths will undoubtedly help many of us grow closer to God.
Maybe it hasn't really hit me yet. It still seems so surreal. The details of what happened are murky at best. Everyone's emotions seem to be on edge. Everyone's hurting. But everybody WILL get through it. There is a lot of good that will come out of this. I KNOW IT! A lot of good already has! I'm hopeful of (and anxious to see) what the other positive things are...
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