The Shootings

I've been trying to think of exactly how to respond to the shootings that happened this past Sunday in Arvada and Colorado Springs. And, to be honest, I still don't have anything great to say.

I'm shocked. I'm broken-hearted - for those who've died or been injured and their families AND the shooter and his family. It just doesn't seem real.

It's crazy too because that YWAM base where the first shooting happened is just a few miles from my church. And, many of the kids who go through their missionary training program (DTS) attend my church while they're in Denver. Plus a number of my close friends have worked at that YWAM base in the past and still know many of the people who are there now.

I don't think any of us knew any of those who where shot...but the whole thing is just so surreal.

And, I know it breaks the heart of God - for the victims and for the shooter. That He's grieving the losses of the four victims (even as He rejoices to meet them in heaven). That He's grieving the pain of the shooter that caused him to go on this spree. That He's weeping with the families of all those affected by all of this.

Yeah...I'm not sure what else to say from here.....