Massacre in Orlando

Saturday we had friends stop by on their way home from vacation.

They were passing right through our town and we got to spend a few hours with them.

It was nice visit, a nice time of fellowship...

Then came Sunday morning!

We woke up and started getting ready for church. 

We were going to the second service - so we didn't have to rush. 

As I was getting ready, I glanced at a post on FaceBook

a sweet lady from our church posted: 

"A domestic terrorist attack in Orlando."

I read the comments. The first one was from her again:

"20 dead, 42 injured. Oh my word."

And so the details began to unfold..
and as of right now the death toll is up to 49 innocent victims plus the shooter. 

Dozens more are injured. How can a human being do this to others?
How can they be so evil, so hateful?

This is the world we live in now, 

Evil is spreading throughout the world and in my opinion 

our country is unrecognizable as the country it once was. 

But I refuse to live in fear because I know who holds my future.

[ Psalm 91 ] Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. ...

[Jeremiah 29:11] 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Pray for America. Pray for the world we live in today.