It is hard to reconcile that Sunday was Life Day for the Catholic Churches of the world and Monday brought the horror of children's death in the Amish community. We have Amish in the state I live in. They are a peaceful nonviolent people who live their lives apart under their teachings of how God wants them to live. They are a deeply religious people and that faith will see them through this tragedy.
Yesterday showed the effects of not letting go of anger and keeping a grudge within your heart. It is hard to comprehend how anyone could let a 20 year old grudge drive them to murder innocent young girls. It shows again how easy it is to obtain instruments of death in our culture.
If we learn anything at all from yesterday's tragedy we need to learn the destructive power of hate. Hate is an emotion that eats at your soul and can turn you from a human being into a monster. Hatred destroys a person's humanity. If you have hatred and anger in your life today is the day to work on overcoming the hate and finding the will to forgive. There is no shame in seeking professional help to overcome problems in life. If the killer yesterday had sought help for the 20 year old grudge there would not be families grieving today. If you can't overcome the problems by yourself then get someone to help you.
For the Amish families dealing with the death of their daughters, sisters, nieces, friends my heart and prayers go out to you.
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