1 John 4:7
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

So I was on Facebook this afternoon and it is contaminated with opinions about the school shooting in Florida.  From blaming the President, blaming the health system, blaming the NRA to putting more security in the schools, arming and training the teachers on how to fight off an attacker.  It's crazy!
You know what is needed.  You told us thousands of years ago what we need to do!

When our world put itself before You, the trouble began:
Eve put her appetite before You,
Adam put Eve before You,  
Cain put his anger before You,
Joseph's brothers put their jealousy before You,
The Israelites put their fear before You,
then King Herod put his pride before You,
the Jewish people put their hatred before You and killed Your Son, 
even Paul put his fury before You and killed and imprisoned Your new followers.

Today people are putting anything and everything before You:
Churches are putting money and attendance before You,
Families are putting social media and TV before You,
Parents are putting the big house and status before You.
Kids are taught that everyone wins whether we try hard or not,
they are bullying each other and not able to defend themselves 
because they haven't been disciplined correctly.

So what is the answer...LOVE!
Is our world so far removed from You that this is impossible?
I hope not, but it will take alot of people on their knees.
It will take alot of people changing their minds.  
It will take alot of people turning their lives upside down.
But most of all it will take You.

Almighty God, Help us!
Help me!  Show me how to help others.  Open doors for me to show Your love.  Use me to teach Your love to those You put in my life.  Help us to wake up and see what is going on around us before it's too late.  In Jesus name.  Amen.