The tragedy in Las Vegas this week makes our knees shake, our throats constrict and our hearts break.
We watch the news and are left whispering,
“why?”
There is no answer that consoles, no response that heals our broken hearts, or returns humans back to life.
But, I did discover something the other day that surprised me in the most beautiful way.
Though the sensationalized news is hopeless and fearful, people are starting to share stories of those at the event, in Las Vegas, who were the heroes in that dark night.
There were the numerous individuals who covered the body of their wife, their girlfriend, their friend, the stranger standing beside them. And many stories of those protectors dying in the process of saving the lives of others.
John 15:13 tells us what Jesus said about this kind of heroism:
“Greater love has no one than this,
that he lay down his life for his friends.”
There truly is no greater love.
This selfless, heroic love … it makes our knees shake, and we are still asking “why”, but this time we are also in awe, for this is the action of a fellow human being that we can aspire to become.
May they rest in peace, and may their loved ones receive comfort knowing that their lives, altered by hate, were ended in love.
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