This week we thought that it was necessary to bring up the horrible events that happened in Las Vegas Sunday night. Monday morning I woke up to text messages from friends telling me to pray for Vegas and to look up what happened in the news.

As I read the news I had no words. What do you think or say after reading about something so violent and destructive, affecting so many people? Feelings such as anger and a deep sadness fell over me. This was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. 

What would cause somebody to use a gun to take so many lives and injure countless others? It’s so saddening and gut wrenching that somebody decided to follow such intense thoughts of destruction that led to affecting so many people’s lives. I couldn’t help but think that I could’ve been at that concert. My life could’ve ended that Sunday night. I had another realization of how short life is.

It’s definitely a time for mourning in the United States, with so many hate crimes occurring. But it is also a very important time to stand for truth and love. There is no more room for hate. I feel such an intense anger at the hatred that has happened in Las Vegas. This anger is driving me to my knees in prayer and giving me an even greater reason to love every person I come in contact with.

I truly believe that LOVE drives out hate and fear. I love these words from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”

May we all stand for love in even greater ways today, this week and for the rest of our lives. May hatred only cause us to love all the more. May love multiply in our country so that hatred may be annihilated. I truly believe that LOVE is the answer. Hatred won’t last, love will.

What are you doing this week that is bringing light and love into another’s life?

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