In a day and age where everything is filmed, where things are analyzed and blown up in our faces, and when we get news at the snap of fingers, it is evident to notice that we are not made for this world.
There is so much evil consuming our world, and it is being forced upon us in such a way that it’s almost like we’re supposed to get used to school shootings and bombs blowing up cities.
We see a reel of a man getting shot, losing his life, and we scroll past it, and the algorithm shows us a funny reel to laugh at. When, just mere seconds ago, our eyes and our brains had witnessed someone losing their life.
Our brains aren’t meant to process the act of seeing an assassination. Our brains are not wired to comprehend that and functionally go on with our lives after witnessing life and death within minutes of each other.
Our souls are not meant for play-by-plays of violence, and our hearts are not made for a world with so much chaos going on daily. We are not made to digest explosions, wars, murder, and the brutality of what this world has become.
Because of how often we see these horrible and malicious acts of pure evil going on, we think our minds, hearts, and souls have become accustomed to it. However, whether you realize it or not, our bodies are going through trauma re-watching these videos and news highlights over and over again.
Just because a murder video is shared on a reel doesn’t mean it’s light. It doesn’t mean there is no impact. It doesn’t mean that this becomes entertainment because it’s on an app purely for entertainment.
This is a life.
This isn’t about the views, the comments, and the noise.
This is human life intrinsically in and out.
What we’ve been seeing the past few days, Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the teens that were killed at Evergreen High School, the kids that were murdered at Annunciation Catholic Church, the murder of Iryna Zarutska, it’s not supposed to be taken lightly.
It’s not supposed to become a ‘normal’ part of our lives because it’s happening more often. In fact, it should only become more of a siren to us to rise and protect our children, our families, and ourselves.
To the commentors on videos and posts, the selfish and evil souls who are asking, ‘why do you care? It’s not like you knew them personally.’
You’re right, I didn’t know them personally, but it’s the beautiful fact that our souls haven’t been covered in the dust of wokeism and diabolical thinking. If we’re crying over the names of strangers because of their precious lives being ripped away, it’s incredible that our souls are still intact, and that shows that we still hold the value of being in this world, but not of it (John 17:16)
Respect their names.
Respect life.