"The closest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor."
I'm sure that you've all heard about the tragedy that happened in Tuscan, Arizona on Saturday. If not, approximately 10:00am on Saturday morning, a young man opened fire on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and then pointed his automatic weapon into the crowd that had gathered to meet with the Congresswoman. Once everything was said and done, six people were dead and 13 were injured.
The alleged gunman, 22-year-old Jared Loughner, is currently in the custody of the Pima County Sheriff's Office. There are even rumors that there may have been someone working with this young man. Whatever the case, Jared left a note for his friends asking them to please not be mad at him, and he had posted on his MY SPACE page anti government rantings... Apparent proof according to some reporters that he suffers from mental illness.
It's just my opinion - and only my opinion - that anytime somebody is able to create such terror in a community, without any remorse, that they must have something wrong with their thinking process or with their heart. I can't imagine doing something like that... I can't imagine anyone I know - anyone in their "right" mind - doing anything like that.
AND I wonder about this: In addition to the families of the victims that are hurting and praying for their loved ones - what about the friends and family of the shooter? What about the pain that his mother, his friends, etc. are feeling? Let's not forget them either. When we pray for the victims, let's pray for everyone that is suffering because of this horrible tragedy.
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