Fort Hood

Like all of us I was shocked by the tragedy at Fort Hood recently.  I was on my way back from Dallas as I was hearing it on the news.  As the information unfolded before us many thoughts came to mind.  Why, is almost always the first.  I am not sure we can ever identify why when a senseless slaughter happens like this.  I have a tendency to just think that evil seems to have won for a moment.  Acts like this have a source in evil as far as I’m concerned.  But there are other thoughts as well.  Two Police officers, one a female who was on traffic duty, running into flying bullets, risking their own lives when they don’t have to, facing that evil, and taking it down.  How many lives had to have been saved.  And then soldiers all around risking their lives for their friends, pulling them away form the gunmen, bandaging, encouraging, and many surely praying.  And then a base, a city, a state, and a nation coming together in support, prayer, and help.  Evil can make its vain attempt to win, but good, especially good based in faith and our blessed American Way, will always win.  Our prayers are with the many who lose loved ones, family, spouses, parents, children, and friends.  At our Veteran’s Day service this Wednesday, we will find a moment to mark this tragedy facing it with resilient faith.