VIOLENCE IS NOT THE ANSWER

    "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword." Matthew 26:52. Yesterday was a sad day. In a beautiful little city in West Texas on a military base near to my heart, someone became so enraged that they raised a gun and shot two people. In a house in the suburbs of Denver a man who had much to live for, became so despondent because he could not play football right now that he raised a gun to his head and shot himself. How sad that people's lives are reduced to a single bullet. How sad that all these centuries after Jesus told us that violence is not the answer do we still turn to violence in anger , fear and despair. When will it ever end? Only when we all come to realize the one truth of life: LOVE IS THE ONLY WAY. My prayers go out to the families of those affected by violence, whether in one single act or daily. May love penetrate the armor of anger, hatred and hopelessness and allow all to find a better way.