MY SOUL IS FILLED WITH SARROW for the families affected by the tragedy that occurred in Las Vegas last evening. Once more, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, will have to manage ungodly grief as they try to comprehend an unexplainable loss - a life deprived of the rest of its years. I can not imagine the piercing pain as family members travel to Las Vegas to escort their loved one home for the last time. Once more, the call for prayer has sounded but I fear this will not bring solace to the fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, deprived of so much. My soul is filled with sorrow as the call of prayer will certainly be issued once more, once more, once more….

I AM GRATEFUL for the First Responders of our nation. Once more, the Law Enforcement and Emergency Responders headed into the chaos. As the rhythmic thunder of gunfire rained down hell on the concert, our heroes journeyed into the storm. It was the heavily armed and armored Las Vegas police that faced down the shooter. Once more, Law Enforcement was called to a scene that resembled a battlefield to face a criminal armed like a soldier. I am grateful to the brave men and women that serve in Law Enforcement that face down our worst nightmares on a daily basis.

I AM DISAPPOINTED in social media. It is painful to read the baiting posts that are solely intended to sow discord among friends. I do not understand friends that politicize events and then villainize those with opposing views. It is the very thing that Trump does to oppress his opposition. I don’t know how the labeling the shooter as a terrorist or a lone shooter brings solace to the families affected by this tragedy.

I HAVE HOPE that we will find a dim-light in this darkness that leads our Nation to a better tomorrow. I have to believe that from this tragedy tiny ripples of change will become a tsunami. It may take a very long time, but I believe that the butterfly flapped its wings at just the right point in time to cause a tsunami of change.