Yet another tragedy has rocked Tulsa. I sat with a family yesterday suffering from shock and trauma. Earlier this week their sister, 46, shot and killed her 12 year old daughter and then turned the gun on herself. That two-hour interview and counsel was exhausting for all of us.
The double funeral will be at Memorial Monday at 10:00.
Sympathy runs rampant for this family. Too, it is guided toward both the victim and the one who pulled the trigger. What to think? What to say? What to do?
I dare not suggest this development is anything other than ruinously devastating. I do draw our attention to guard against our own sighs of disbelief that one could do such a thing. I believe we pull the trigger day by day with the invisible ammunition which surely kills the heart...our words.
Words are either magic or deadly. We choose whether to use words to serve or to destroy. God is emphatic to mimic Him by using creative powers by speaking phrases which give grace for the need of the moment.
Yes, the momma aimed at her daughter and then herself. A question that I have is who took aim on the momma over the past few months by killing her with offensive words which destroyed her mind. Some words need to be kept in the cabinet for if the wrong person gets hold of them they can be fatal.
Take careful aim. Pierce hearts with approval and love. Speak life. Cause life.
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May those left behind feel the Spirit of God moving with comfort, grace, and patience. Though the days may seem dark for those left behind and the names of those dead will never be forgotten, The Son and Sun will shine in the mist of the tragedy for it is God who will lead them beside the quiet waters to be refreshed, renewed, and revived.
My prayers are with you and our God will be ever present with His staff and rod.
God created you for this moment and for this family!
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