i can’t begin to express my sorrow for the tragic events from last week. my heart has broken a million times over for each family-every parent, sibling, grandparent, friend-that has been involved. i have no words. just tears.

on sunday morning our pastor spoke on the subject, and tragedy in general. the message was simple. truths i already knew, but needed to hear again. i jotted down a few points that were especially helpful to me:

-sin and evil are NOT God’s will. ever.

-because God gave us the capacity to love freely, there is also the capacity to hurt.

-there is hope for heaven. our hope must be there, otherwise we will harden to the world.

-God can bring healing and redemption in all situations. he can take something that was not good, not a part of His will, and bring healing.

and this is what struck me most of all…

-of all the broken hearts out there, God is grieving the most. He has shed the most tears.

Such a painful and beautiful thing to remember.