Through the Tears

My heart is breaking. I am the mother who cannot conceive of another Christmas Eve without you, my wonderful child. I am the mother who gave birth to you, who held you in my arms, and thanked God for you. I cannot imagine life without your beautiful smile in it. What were your last minutes like? Did you realize that there was a bad man in the school? As I weep, I pray that you had no understanding of what was about to come because Jesus had already wrapped you in His arms. I am the mother who must explain to your brothers and sisters why you are never coming home again-when there is no logical explanation. How do I answer their questions when all I want to do is scream, “Why? Why? Why?” How do I answer when I have no answers?

Through the tears.

My heart is breaking. I am the grandmother who should have never lived long enough to see one of my precious grandbabies die, much less, at the hands of another. I am the grandmother trying to keep it together to help my family as they mourn the loss of your beautiful life. My child is prostrate with grief asking me “Why?” How do I answer when I have no answers?

Through the tears.

My heart is breaking. I am the teacher who watched in horror as a madman terrorized our school. I am the teacher that scrambled to protect you as I tried to get you to safety. I am the teacher who must walk back into your classroom without you there and try to give guidance and comfort to your classmates; even though, I need guidance and comfort myself. They will ask me, “Why?”. How do I answer when I have no answers?

Through the tears.

Our hearts are breaking. We try to imagine you were our child or grandchild. We try to understand and empathize, although it is impossible to grasp the depths of despair that must be overwhelming your parents.  How do we make sense of such a senseless act of brutality? We, as a nation, are asking, “Why?”. How do we answer when we have no answers?

Through the tears. 

Dr. Bill Hurt, senior pastor at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Columbus, MS, eloquently writes:

In light of the tragedy in Connecticut, which has left 20 children and 6 others dead, so many are asking: “Why?” Sometimes there just aren’t any logical answers as to why bad things happen to good people. Remember, when God created the world He said it was good, not perfect. In a way, God limits himself by giving us the freedom of choice. If not, there would be no brave acts without the possibility of cowardly ones. There would be no love without the possibility of hatred. No good without the possibility evil. I can assure you that God has wept over the events in Newtown. I know I have. Godspeed. 

How do we continue on if there are no answers? By remembering, “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world….”

Through the tears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LydiaSusanne

Lydia Susanne has conducted exclusive interviews with Israeli author Lela Gilbert, activist and lead singer of KANSAS John Elefonte, Todd Daniels of International Christian Concern, and Bob Fu of China Aid, among other notable subjects for PolitiChicks.com.

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