September 10, 2025

A day of great tragedy with ongoing, resounding echoes.

Pseudo calm shattered

Exposing

Horrific violence carried out to sick and unspeakable completion, resulting in the sudden, unrelenting, brutal finality of death.

Death was rushing in as thousands gasped in disbelieving horror and blindly ran away from the unfathomable scene.

A scene seared into their brains for the rest of their lives.

Senseless. Incomprehensible.

Unjust.

For anyone

And everyone.

Wrong.

For any human being to die in this way.

And so, so, tragically sad.

Grief falls upon so many who had no personal attachment.

Yes. The reach of this cataclysmic event is indefinitely far and wide

Spurring heartfelt sympathy responses from all over the world.

Yet in the midst of it all, evil continues to euphorically scream.

Proclaim. Laugh. Show out.

Evidence of division in the catastrophic fallout brings the glee of evil’s madness.

Hate is practiced loudly and liberally by those who dive into the fray.

My awareness of the existence of great evil

Everywhere

I knew

But chose not to dwell on, consider, or even acknowledge

Is now laid bare in garish, blinding brilliance.

Deep dark evil, now blazing.

It burned through corners I didn’t choose to look into.

There are no more corners now.

Everything out in the wide open spaces.

It’s all there. Not hidden. In plain sight.

It’s terrifying.

I’m very adept at sticking my head in the sand to dispel terror.

But this time is different.

There is a shift

There is an awakening

A stirring. A spark that is igniting and growing as a flame

That is stretching out and reaching higher.

A flame reaching toward boldness to share truth in love

To a world filled with the broken and dying who have no hope.

Even now, in the wildly flying and spinning chaos

In the unbridled storm

There is One who is still in control.

He is not surprised or taken aback by any of this

I know what to do.

Go back to what I know

Who I know

And hold fast

To Him and to His promises that remain true even now.

Especially now.

I long to

Stand stronger, firmer, bolder

Remember His love and faithfulness that never fails

And tell others.