Remembering Sandy Hook Elementary School

 Millions of men and women love sports. In fact, many are obsessed with their favorite sports teams. I understand this because I am the same way. I am obsessed with my favorite sports team (the New York Yankees and New York Jets). Unfortunately, many times in our love of our sports teams, we forget the importance of loving God. So I write this blog as a reminder to focus first on loving God, before we love our sports team.


 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace"
                                                                                               -Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV)
 "And she shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."
                                                                                                - Matthew 1:21 (NKJV)

On Friday December 21, 2012 at 9:30 am millions of people across the country had a moment of silence in honor of the innocent victims of the Newport Connecticut shooting. I was one of them. I have written about my children in this blog many times. The parents of those little children must feel an indescribable pain. Christmas has come and gone. The families of the adults killed will never have another Christmas with their families again. Those children will never again have the joy of anticipating waking up on Christmas morning. This is a tragedy of great magnitude. Many other children in the world die similar horrible deaths with much less public notice. President Barak Obama was correct- if you have children hug them and hold them a little tighter, because there are parents who no longer have that chance.  As we enter the New Year let us not forget the  children and adults who were murdered that day. Let us also remember one thing- perhaps the only solace those parents may have. Those children are in heaven with Jesus Christ. Those children are now with God where, they are safe.  They are free from harm.  God sacrificed his own son, so those children can have eternal life. The adults who were killed have the same solace if they accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. In that, there is the only comfort I know.
" For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life"
                       -John 3:16 (NKJV)