News of the World

Every day I check yahoo news. It nothing in depth, but its just some headlines from the world. Everyday there is something terrible, such as a suicide bombing killing dozens of people, or a terrible case of child abuse, or a school shooting. Not too long ago there was a shooting at a church camp where there was a fatality or two and many injured. Most of the time when I see headlines like this my lip curls and I feel like I want to cry. I never do, i just feel obligated to apologize to the Creator of this world and go about my day, but not without remourse for the state of our world. At times my eyes may burn as if they want to tear up.

Today I woke and checked my mail. i still have yahoo mail, not cool enough for gmail yet. Today on yahoo news was the death of a disabled 14 year old girl. She was neglected by her gaurdian and died from malnourishment in her little chair. She starved to death, basically wasted or rotted away. Authorities said that there were maggots deep in her bones from bed sores. The guardian apparently wouldn't allow the younger brother to call an ambulence from his "obviously dying sister." The little girl died. She is a human being. A girl that was created in the image of God.

I later went to the YMCA and was watching the news Channel, i believe it was MSNBC. It was showing live footage of a search for a missing 4 year old girl. Some police dogs had just recently smelled what was decided the scent of decomposing flesh. The smell came from the trunk of a car, where they found blood stains, hair, and dirt. The girl is still missing. She is 4 years old. That is somebody's daughter. Somone, perhaps a father and mother, or maybe just one, raised this small girl until she was 4 years old. There was a mother daughter bond. That is a human being. A girl that was created in the image of God.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_on_re_ca/canada_bus_stabbing
I then saw on the news at the YMCA and when I got home on the internet of case on a Greyhound bus where a 40 year old man calmy stabbed to death a 22 year old guy. After what whitnesses say was dozens of stabs, the man then severed the boys head and displayed. the bus stopped and the people fled. Some passengers made sure that the man couldn't get off the bus. He then calmy walked back and displayed the head of the young guy. He did all this suddenly without warning as he was sitting by the sleeping 22 year old boy. This 22 year old was only 5'4". they say he was a nice quiet young man. When I saw that on the news my lip curled. I was at the YMCA and had to walk to an isolated corner and just close my eyes to try to stop a tear. Eventually I left.

When I got home i found the headline and read it. I cried. I've actually been crying this whole time I've been typing this. I don't know what to do or think. I just feel extremely sorry and crushed. I feel so terrible for the disabled girl, for the precious 4 year old girl, and for the helpless 22 year old.

Everyone, every person's life is a story. A brilliant story. A dramatic, sad, and happy story, each day the end of a chapter leaving the person to wonder what's next. Each person either believes in God or believes they are God. Either way, their life is a precious thing that is meant to be lived. To truly be lived. To live and enjoy and explore. In each of our own lives, we have a brilliant and amazing journey. Life is precious. But these lives were taken. I dont want to get theological, but I've hear it said that the greatest journey in life is to know God, or perhaps find him, I think know him. Whether man knows it or not, that is his ultimate desire, but manifested in a many different ways.

People die everyday without knowing God. Without knowing the amazing grace of Jesus Christ. Without accepting through faith, salvation from our sins and the sins of this terribly ruined world. People live and die without Joy.

God....