I don’t think anyone truly knows what to say when a tragedy strikes. The shooting in Las Vegas is a terrible tragedy. What can we say that hasn’t been said before? How can words alone make a difference?
It’s also hard to know what to do in times like these, especially when we are very far away from the tragedy itself. Do we debate national policies? Try to understand what prompted this horrific event to occur? Or do we try to move on, putting it behind us so we can focus on our own lives?
I don’t have the answers to these questions. In times like these, I remember this truth ~
“…You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39
As human beings, there is one thing we do know. We know how to feel. Pain and sorrow and sympathy, and yes, love. Love for those affected by this tragedy. Love for the brave first responders who rushed in to help. Love for all those around us.
The fact is, there are no easy answers to the questions I asked above. So, where knowledge leaves off, love must take up. That’s why, during times like these, I think the best thing we can do is focus on love. Take time to say it, to show it. Not just to friends and family but to neighbors, coworkers, and strangers.
In the end, love is the only balm to pain. It’s all we take with us and all we leave behind. Love is the most important thing we have, the most important thing we can share with each other.
My heart goes out to all those affected by the awful shooting in Las Vegas. And it also goes out to those around me. While there’s nothing I can say, and not much I can do, about tragedies like this one, at least I can do this: I can show love.
So, on behalf of my entire team, thank you for the relationship we share. Thank you for all the kindness you have ever shown me. Please let me know if there is ever anything I can do for you.
