To a lot of people in London, death stopped being an abstract idea this week. Nobody could have expected the attacks on Westminster. Nobody.
What brings me hope in darkness is the fact that even in death my story will not end.
God promises eternal life for all that believe in him and I choose to put
my faith in Christ and live with the hope that there is more than this life.
In a world where your life can be unjustifiably taken in an instant, or the lives of those you love, where does your hope ultimately lie?
My heart breaks for the four who died and for the many injured.
My heart angers against the men who chose to stab
and get in a car and run over people near Westminster.
My heart weeps for the French school children that were targeted on the bridge.
And most of all I am snapped back to reality that anything can happen, anywhere.
This trail of destruction today has affected so many…
and right now I just want to spend time in prayer for those who
are wounded, and those who have lost loved ones
to these attacks in London/ around the world.
Will you pray with me for Westminster?
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“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD,
plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11
Cheers,
Hey — I wrote a book about all of this.
Living Open-Handed is the devotional I wrote during a season when I really needed to hear these words myself. If you're in a place where you need to be encouraged by scripture and softened by grace, it might be for you too.
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