EVIL

I haven’t written a blog in a long time, but this week has brought me to my knees. 

A couple of days ago a gunman entered a mall in Oregon and killed two people.  In Michigan, a union mob attacked defenseless people simply because they had a difference of opinion.  I think when things like that happen, it is because evil has been let out on the loose.

The mass killing of children in Connecticut was an act of pure evil, there’s no other explanation for it.  Whenever someone goes on a killing spree it’s an act of evil, but when children are added to the mix, evil doesn’t even begin to adequately describe it.

Americans were horrified with the news of the movie theater rampage that took place in Colorado this past summer.  In an act of evil, a gunman shot and killed innocent men, women, and children for no apparent reason.  I’m sure we will eventually find out what motivated James Holmes, but I will always be convinced that the main reason he did it is because he gave in to evil. 

On Friday Adam Lanza killed twenty children, his mother, five adults and himself.  Why he did it hasn’t been determined yet, but I believe that he, too, gave in to evil.

I also believe that the mob attack in Michigan was caused because a large group of people decided to act as one unit and gave in to evil.  I’ve heard it said “that the only way for evil to triumph, is for good people to stand by and do nothing”.  So what can good people do to stop evil deeds from happening?  First we have to admit that evil exists and that evil has an enemy:  Good.  Good triumphs over evil every time.  It’s time for good to be let loose. 

It used to be said that the reason America is great, is because America is good … “I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers - and it was not there . . . in her fertile fields and boundless forests and it was not there . . . in her rich mines and her vast world commerce - and it was not there . . . in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution - and it was not there. Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great”…source unknown.  Good does not, cannot, and will not give in to evil…but good doesn’t triumph without help.  Good must first find a home to work out of, and the best home for it is in the hearts and minds of “We the people”.

There you have it.

Pass it along if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue,

Eddie