Stories of this life gone astray
The events of life that shape us and the world.
Maybe David heard me turning over or maybe he figured one good wake up deserves another, but the next thing I knew, he was standing beside our bed. On my side. I could feel his presence. I pretended I was still asleep.
“Hey, are you awake?” he asked.
What is difficult (for me, anyway) is remembering and accepting that God gave us Free Will. He isn’t going to stop people from doing whatever it is they choose to do. That includes madmen, fanatics, dictators and the worst of the worst of us.
Over the TV we were told that the police had mobilized an assault to try and free hostages. There would be no negotiated release. Eighty-nine would be the final count of the dead inside.