Dallas.

Hey guys,

I feel super compelled to come out of "hiding" and write what's on my heart today. It's not anything profound or super spiritual but I just needed to let it out.

So for context's sake, I've been pretty disconnected from the world. We've been on consecration this week so I haven't been paying attention to the news. I vaguely know about two acts of violence in other parts of the country but no detail. And honestly, I don't really care to read up on the details right now.

It was kinda crazy last night because I was in my room when I read a headline that there was a shooting in downtown Dallas and not even one full minute later, my Oregonian friend texts me to find out if we're okay.

I awoke to a couple texts from family telling me to be safe and careful but you know what? This could happen ANYWHERE. Yes, it's close to home so it's a bit of an "eerie feeling", as one of my friends who works downtown told me this morning. She can't go in today since downtown is being considered as a crime scene and is mostly closed off.

So yes, I feel hurt because many people in my community are hurting greatly. I cannot fathom what it would be like to lose my husband/brother/son if he were a police officer.

 Welcome to our crazy "Godless" world. Our world is like a bully, jeering in the face of God. Ready for violence at the drop of a hat. Fighting for ludicrous things like which bathroom they can go into. Is police brutality a thing? Sure. There will always be some bad apples. But killing police officers doesn't solve anything. Violence begets more violence.

 I heard that the march last night was actually a peaceful protest. People were taking selfies with officers!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone was calm and nothing was out of hand until some idiots did what they did.

Ohhhhhh that we could all wake up and see that what we REALLY NEED in the world is God's great love.

Not the right to use whatever bathroom we want.
Not the right to marry someone of the same sex.
Not the right to kill our own offspring.

God's Love is what this crazy world needs.

But we're in the last days and hey, let's just be honest. I don't see it getting any better. And yes, you can call me jaded and you'd probably be correct. All of this is a megaphone for me to fix my eyes on Him. Not on what I want or the ugliness that is going on. Today is ugly, next week will be ugly, six months from now some more ugliness will occur. Keep your eyes on God and spread His love.