“If the Lord had not been on our side when men attacked us…they would have swallowed us alive.” Psalm 124:2-3 NIV
I still find myself reeling from the school attack this week in Littleton. Perhaps this was such a hit to me because my niece is a survivor of the attack on Columbine High School. I will never forget that day. After I got the phone call that she was in the school, and had not been heard from, I frantically drove across town to her family’s home. I will never forget slowing down, over and over again, as ambulance after ambulance passed me by. Helicopters were hovering everywhere. It all felt so ominous. I cried out to God the whole way there, asking Him to spare her life. And He did.
As I heard the news of another attack this week in our city, I couldn’t help thinking, what is this world coming to? But then I realized the amazing truth—a man gained access to Deer Creek Middle School, walked around the school, even got a visitor’s pass. At some point, he got his gun and began to shoot—and no one was killed. Only two students were physically injured. They are both doing well. This is nothing short of a miracle! And rather than shaking my head in disgust at our society, instead I got on my knees before God and gave thanks. Thank you Father for Your protection, for Your mercy.
Will you take a few moments today and just thank God for intervening in this violent act? And will you pray? Pray for our schools and for our children. Pray for the 2 injured students and their families, for emotional, physical, and spiritual healing. Pray for Deer Creek Middle School, the students, the staff, the parents. Pray for Divine protection. The Psalmist wrote, “God is our very present help in times of trouble.”
I love this post. I will never forget seeing you and Ken at my house when I got home that day. It meant so much. (You guys have always been there for me, how did I get so lucky?!) My heart grew 100 times that day, for my family and for the Lord. I knew He was with me that day, as he was with all the children at Deer Creek. What a miracle!