Wednesday, October 04, 2006
From the Lighthouse Keeper 6.15
Greetings, saints and lighthouse keepers all!
Included in this weekly installment is a Tuesday update on Edie (direct from Stacy) as well as a letter from the Bishop regarding the tragic shooting at the Amish school in Lancaster County. Thank you for your prayers regarding both issues. I personally have been wondering whether the media will have helicopters showing the funeral procession for the Amish girls, and I hope and pray they will not. To that end I encourage two things: if you have any contacts with TV stations, let them know you hope they respect the isolation the Amish wish for, and that you hope they don’t show helicopter coverage of these funerals. I don’t know if it’ll do anything, but my hope is that people around the nation will be respectful of this culture within our culture.
Once again, people ask “How can such terrible things happen to such good people?” We ask out of deep pain and anger, out of confusion and out of helplessness. We wonder how our good Lord could allow such things. I look forward to a day when that understanding will be made clear, and until that day I tell myself “I will have nothing to complain about when I stand before the Lord. I will have no charges to bring against him.” And I re-read the promises of God that say “I will be with you always,” and “the steadfast love of the Lord endures forever.” “You are my child, and I love you.” I trust that those promises hold for all who suffer, and for those who are affected by accidents or by acts of brutality.
Thank you for your prayers, friends. God is good, and we are bearers of His light, thanks be to God. Be encouraged,
and hope to see you at the lighthouse soon.
Pastor Kerry
Included in this weekly installment is a Tuesday update on Edie (direct from Stacy) as well as a letter from the Bishop regarding the tragic shooting at the Amish school in Lancaster County. Thank you for your prayers regarding both issues. I personally have been wondering whether the media will have helicopters showing the funeral procession for the Amish girls, and I hope and pray they will not. To that end I encourage two things: if you have any contacts with TV stations, let them know you hope they respect the isolation the Amish wish for, and that you hope they don’t show helicopter coverage of these funerals. I don’t know if it’ll do anything, but my hope is that people around the nation will be respectful of this culture within our culture.
Once again, people ask “How can such terrible things happen to such good people?” We ask out of deep pain and anger, out of confusion and out of helplessness. We wonder how our good Lord could allow such things. I look forward to a day when that understanding will be made clear, and until that day I tell myself “I will have nothing to complain about when I stand before the Lord. I will have no charges to bring against him.” And I re-read the promises of God that say “I will be with you always,” and “the steadfast love of the Lord endures forever.” “You are my child, and I love you.” I trust that those promises hold for all who suffer, and for those who are affected by accidents or by acts of brutality.
Thank you for your prayers, friends. God is good, and we are bearers of His light, thanks be to God. Be encouraged,
and hope to see you at the lighthouse soon.
Pastor Kerry
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