I'm here to issue a challenge to my Christian friends. One of the talking points of the gun control crowd lately has been, "thoughts and prayers don't work." There is some truth to that. Sitting around thinking "don't shoot" won't do anything. Prayer, on the other hand, has power.
For the rest of Lent (at least) my family is going to pray for the kids at risk for school violence, in general and specifically. I'd like you and yours to join us.
Ask your child, if you send them to school, if they have a classmate who they think could be dangerous. Pray for that child by name. Pray that he will realize that his life matters. That he has more to contribute than death. Pray that the responsible people in his life will see his anger and intervene. Pray for your child to have the words or actions that move him away from violence. It could be one smile that changes his life. We don't know. But God does.
I don't usually ask for shares on my blog. I trust it will be where it needs to be. But prayer in numbers is powerful. Please pass this on.
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