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June 18, 2015February 16, 2017

…it is with a heavy heart i start this post.
i actually wasn’t planning on posting today, and then last night happened.
i, along with many in the nation read all of the news this morning on charleston, sc.
9 dead.
NINE.
and the shooter is still not in custody.
this tragedy happened actually just a few miles from my office…and i’ll be driving there soon to start my day. but how can i really start my day knowing that this senseless act of violence has happened.
i think what is shaking everyone to the core, is the location.
9 people were killed praying to the Lord.
in the safety of the house of God.
in the comfort of Jesus.
my heart is so heavy.

i actually posted the following this morning on Facebook and thought to share it here, these were my first thoughts upon waking, and are the thoughts resonating with me even now…

…as all of my fellow charlestonian’s, and people really, my heart is beyond heavy this morning. instead of race we should see broken hearts, instead of hatred we should offer comfort, instead of letting this break us apart – we should let it band us together. God is bigger, stronger, and more resilient than some broken man who chose to end the lives of innocent people. may we not give in to the same brokenness and tear this city and each other apart. pray, comfort, mourn, and be a shoulder for everyone around you. this will not be the end for us, but an opportunity to start a new beginning together, as one, to change our city.

please be praying for the families of those who lost their lives.
for the city of charleston.
for our nation.
we desperately need the grace, mercy, love, and salvation of Jesus.
we need hope.
we need courage.
we need to be resilient.

i find it only fitting to share my post from the ferguson shootings last fall.
my prayer is this binds us together.
it unites hearts instead of causing discord.
that riots and hate crimes do not become something of the norm; but that we show the nation how to handle this anger and injustice with grace and compassion for one another.

charleston is my home, has been since birth, i love this city and the people.
please cover us with your prayers.

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