tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414949594152882232024-03-13T14:50:09.630-05:00A Still Moment"Be still, and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10a)
I invite you to join me in a still moment of reflection upon Scripture.W. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441494959415288223.post-30367663842684224502015-02-03T11:34:00.004-06:002015-02-03T11:35:23.950-06:00Stinking Thinking and the Power of our Thoughts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"<span class="text Prov-23-7" id="en-KJV-17052">For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." (Proverbs 23:7)</span></div>
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<span class="text Prov-23-7" id="en-KJV-17052">What kind of thinker are you? Seems like a strange question doesn't it? At least at first it does. For as long as I live, I'll never forget my mother telling me to "stop that stinking thinking." She always has had a way with words. As I've grown in my knowledge of Scripture over the years, I've realized that mom's saying was biblically based and right. </span><br />
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<span class="text Prov-23-7" id="en-KJV-17052">The apostle Paul teaches the importance of the content of our thoughts in Philippians 4:8 when he wrote, "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." The bottom line is that what we think about matters greatly.</span><br />
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<span class="text Prov-23-7" id="en-KJV-17052">There is a deeper truth here, however. It isn't just an issue in our lives to make sure that our thoughts are productive and God-honoring. The deeper truth is that we actually realize, at least in some way, what we think in our lives. Our thoughts will eventually define us. They make their way out. They mold us. They direct us--<i>"as he thinketh in his heart, so IS he." </i>John Maxwell is noted as saying, "Be careful about what occupies your mind, because it will greatly determine what you'll become tomorrow." </span><br />
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<span class="text Prov-23-7" id="en-KJV-17052">What about you? Have you done any stinking thinking lately? Remember, our thoughts are a direct influence on the outcome of our lives. Here is a statement that has proven helpful many times:</span><br />
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Be careful with your thoughts, for they will become your words.<br />
Be careful with your words, for they will become your actions.<br />
Be careful with your actions, for they will become your habits.<br />
Be careful with your habits, for they will become your character.<br />
Be careful with your character, for it will become your destiny.<br />
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As you and I think, so we are. <br />
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<br />W. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441494959415288223.post-76884547909423013042011-06-17T00:07:00.012-05:002011-06-21T21:50:24.994-05:00Oh Sweet Aspartame!<a href="http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=988204375329&id=7e9404d41953a722b73d5a69aa2a518a"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 114px;" src="http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=988204375329&id=7e9404d41953a722b73d5a69aa2a518a" border="0" alt="" /></a><em>"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off <strong>everything that hinders </strong>and the sin that so easily entangles." (Hebrews 12:1)</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A poem of the hypocritical attractions of sin and the hypocrites that are born from washing the outside of the tomb while inwardly being full of dead man's bones.<br /><br /><br /><em>Oh Sweet Aspartame!</em><br /><br />I've given up sugar,<br />seems so long ago!<br /><br />The taste was so sweet<br />but round my waist it did show.<br /><br />So, I've instead taken to aspartame--<br />now my flirtation is hidden by the word "diet".<br /><br />I'm satisfied with an indulgence<br />that I now can keep nice and quiet.<br /><br />O Sweet Aspartame!<br />How lovely your name!<br /><br />How addicted is this man!<br />You're my sin in a can!<br /><br />Publicly I've learned <br />to my sugary sinfulness spurn--<br /><br />While privately I do linger<br />in the things that do hinder.<br /><br /><em>Oh Sweet Aspartame!</em><br /><br /><em></em>W. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441494959415288223.post-1456591743069803592011-05-24T11:55:00.002-05:002011-05-24T12:04:23.678-05:00<a href="http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=966538963936&id=f366c415bd84f0c945ed064d0ac7f227"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 143px;" src="http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=966538963936&id=f366c415bd84f0c945ed064d0ac7f227" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>The Church of Look Like Us</strong><br /><br /><em>"I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some."<br />(1 Corinthians 9:22)</em><br /><br /><br />There is a church that causes quite a fuss.<br />They call themselves the church of “Look Like Us”.<br /><br />They have many things for you to do,<br />As long as you don’t look like you.<br /><br />They’ll teach you how to dress and sing—<br />And to argue over petty things.<br /> <br />But beware! They’ll throw you underneath the bus,<br />If you look like you and not “like us”.W. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441494959415288223.post-74430301346858797402011-05-14T22:01:00.005-05:002011-05-14T22:49:39.246-05:00A Tale of Too Good Tess<a href="http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=959372857819&id=4979b3641b47a2a3f2f26ddf3a004df5"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 115px; height: 160px;" src="http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=959372857819&id=4979b3641b47a2a3f2f26ddf3a004df5" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain." (Proverbs 31:30)<br /><br /><br />Too good Tess would dare suggest<br />she was simply too good for all<br /><br />Too good to meet, too good to greet<br />Too good to say words like "ain't" and "y'all"<br /><br />A mirror carrier by trade<br />a make-up surgeon made<br /><br />Only the best for too good Tess<br />all else was lesser grade<br /><br />She often stared in mirrors<br />while striking different poses<br /><br />She often picked out others' blemishes<br />from their feet up to their noses<br /><br />A happy day it was for her<br />when she modeled for the story<br /><br />But better yet she took a bet<br />to show off all her glory<br /><br />Too good Tess sought to impress<br />and turn the heads of surface<br /><br />But as she did she formed regrets<br />and wondered of her purpose<br /><br />And as she struggled all alone<br />she thought of all the moments<br /><br />When others tried to care for her<br />but never lived up to her judgments<br /><br />Too good Tess as a story told<br />can speak for many others<br /><br />That sought the lust of many men<br />but left heartbroken mothersW. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441494959415288223.post-50929123445764483282011-04-29T10:10:00.002-05:002011-04-29T11:26:33.052-05:00Serendipitous Design<a href="http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=895269606235&id=abe999ef441961af891279347e3756c9"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 127px;" src="http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=895269606235&id=abe999ef441961af891279347e3756c9" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was serendipitous design <br />when you became mine--<br /><br />God's ordination of all through our choices.<br /><br />Oh such luck to have met<br />while the plans had been set.<br /><br />This heavenly foundation was laid right before us.<br /><br />So we bobbed and we weaved<br />as His plan was believed.<br /><br />In our "yeses" and "nos" we decided.<br /><br />Oh, such fortune to have met!<br />The table was set.<br /><br />God directed our path and our words had been guided.<br /><br />It was a stumbling in grace--<br />a reach for holiness.<br /><br />We prayed that His will we would find.<br /><br />Your hand now is in mine.<br />We've been tested by time.<br /><br />Oh delight, this serendipitous design!W. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441494959415288223.post-30871433382841383832011-03-26T21:19:00.011-05:002011-03-26T22:11:18.081-05:00Let My Little One Breathe<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hqd97-2IKwo/TY6pE4JIDLI/AAAAAAAAADY/dix7zEZZS30/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hqd97-2IKwo/TY6pE4JIDLI/AAAAAAAAADY/dix7zEZZS30/s320/036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588590088868596914" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A New Year now has just begun<br />in time to meet my ready son<br /><br />Wife in bed with nurse by side<br />a doctor makes ready for daddy's pride<br /><br />A push or two and then repeat<br />at first his head and then his feet<br /><br />My son born new has been received<br />Alas I pray, "Let my little one breathe."<br /><br />Yet mere weeks now see him flown away<br />Watching still with no words to say<br /><br />In my soul I stop to pray,<br />"Let my little one breathe."<br /><br />Machines and beeps as baby sleeps<br />while oxygen does ugly tales conceive<br /><br />With his color back I see it is Jack<br />And yet still pray, "Let my little one breathe."<br /><br />In days ahead and years to come<br />my prayers go forward for my little one<br /><br />That deeper still is more than seen<br />when even truth oft speaks falsities<br /><br />So see beyond the surface son<br />and take the hand of the Risen One<br /><br />One day I hope you receive him son<br />For birth anew I pray, "Let my little one breathe."W. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441494959415288223.post-3298448953152816692010-08-31T09:18:00.007-05:002010-09-06T13:37:19.502-05:00Of Peace and Pillows<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l78nN--oYhM/TH0YMlHcm5I/AAAAAAAAACo/Jk-btbydnq0/s1600/180.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l78nN--oYhM/TH0YMlHcm5I/AAAAAAAAACo/Jk-btbydnq0/s400/180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511588123372198802" /></a><br />Ellie Kate turns four today! I've called her "Tooter Bug" ever since she was little. I'm not sure I'll be able to call her that much longer--before she starts objecting. But, for some reason, that name just came to be; and, I love it! She means the world to me. And, her smile can definitely light up my day! She knows that her daddy loves her very much. I make it a priority that she always knows that to be true. <br /><br />Several months ago, I walked by her room and looked in to check on her. I was absolutely captivated by her as she slept. This is what I wrote that night before I went to sleep.<br /><br /><strong>OF PEACE AND PILLOWS</strong><br /><br />The bedroom nightlight is cast tonight<br />softly on her cheek.<br /><br />It is blessed to find this landing place,<br />as she is comfortably asleep.<br /><br />With covers to her waist<br />and her dolls by her side,<br /><br />I'm helpless as my heart skips beats<br />watching from the hall outside.<br /><br />I wonder what she is dreaming<br />as she shares a midnight smile.<br /><br />Is she far away in her dreams<br />playing princess for a while?<br /><br />What a joy it is to have such peace!<br />What a blessing for daddy to know!<br /><br />His little girl is far away in dream--<br />of peace and pillows.<br /><br /><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLIE KATE!!!W. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441494959415288223.post-47420941324001759362010-08-23T16:53:00.005-05:002010-08-23T21:02:28.945-05:00This Son of Mine now Two of Years<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l78nN--oYhM/THMntadiuwI/AAAAAAAAACY/bUFDforX53U/s1600/083.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l78nN--oYhM/THMntadiuwI/AAAAAAAAACY/bUFDforX53U/s400/083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508790430355077890" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This son of mine, now two of years,<br />has brought many laughs, smiles, and tears.<br /><br />In my talks with God, I have often prayed <br />for strength, love, and truth as my son is reared.<br /><br />Strength to say, "No," when it must be said<br />and to say, "Yes," when wisdom permits.<br /><br />Love to hold him with caring arms<br />even when he screams and pitches fits.<br /><br />Truth to guide him in right and wrong<br />and to point him in the way he should go.<br /><br />To teach him consequence, good and bad,<br />and responsibility as he grows.<br /><br />As I watch him delight in simple things<br />such as trucks, cars, and chase,<br /><br />I understand that these are moments<br />even time cannot erase.<br /><br />I often find myself in prayer for him--<br />that he would have health and many years.<br /><br />Without a doubt, I'm proud to be the Father of my Champ--<br />this son of mine now two of years.<br /><br /><strong>Happy Birthday Son!</strong>W. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441494959415288223.post-76818383713140306622010-02-15T13:59:00.004-06:002010-02-15T21:37:02.310-06:00Did He Live with Passion?<a href="http://www.online-marketing.it/wp-content/uploads/serendipity-221x300.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 221px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.online-marketing.it/wp-content/uploads/serendipity-221x300.jpg" /></a> <em>"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." (Mark 12:30)</em><br /><div></div><br /><div>My wife and I have a Valentine's Day tradition that began 6 years ago in a small apartment in Louisville, KY--we watch the movie <em>Serendipity</em> together. This movie has it all. It has the mushy stuff that the lady folks really dig. It has the comedy and umph that men relate to. It develops the characters nicely and builds tension within the plot as the movie reaches its climactic ending. It is truly a great movie. </div><div></div><div>As with every movie that I've become especially fond of over the last several years, <em>Serendipity</em> meets a requirement that all of the others must possess as well. They each have at least one quotable line in them. A thought provoking quote. </div><br /><div></div><div> </div><div>To set up the quote, I must first explain its context. One of the friends in the movie is an obituary writer for the <em>New York</em> <em>Times</em>. As the series of events unfold in the movie, this friend turns to one of the main characters and explains to him that the Greeks did not write obituaries. They simply asked one question about the deceased (and this is where the quote comes in). They simply ask, "Did He live with passion?" </div><br /><div></div><div>Jesus teaches us to love God with <strong><em>all </em></strong>that we are. Our entire heart! Our entire soul! Our entire mind! Our entire strength! We are commanded to live for God with <strong><em>passion</em></strong>!</div><br /><div></div><div>Each year, on Valentine's Day, I am reminded of this. In my mind, I fast forward to my last day. What would the Greeks say of me? If no obituary were written of my life, how would my family, friends, and neighbors answer this question? </div><br /><div></div><div>Was I passionate for my God? Was I passionate in my devotion and service to my family? Did I live a life that would inspire others? Or, did I simply exist through each day of my life as though I were simply waiting for my last? </div><br /><div></div><div>In the book of Romans, the apostle Paul teaches us that God has a good, pleasing, and perfect will for our lives! For each one of us! Jesus said that He had come that we would have life to the fullest! </div><br /><div></div><div>When all is said and done, what will be said of you? Did you live with passion? If not, I hope this devotional has been timely for you. I hope that you will be encouraged, along with me, to be passionate about the will of God for your life--with ALL that you are! Live abundantly! Live passionately! Live to the glory of God!</div><br /><div></div><div>God bless!</div>W. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441494959415288223.post-86139721905268399562009-05-01T09:35:00.008-05:002009-05-01T10:44:08.523-05:00Pressing On with Post-It Notes<a href="http://thm-a04.yimg.com/image/65e2942798f23f26"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 92px" alt="" src="http://thm-a04.yimg.com/image/65e2942798f23f26" border="0" /></a> <em>"I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus...let us hold true to what we have attained." (Philippians 3:14, 16)</em><br /><div><em></em></div><br /><div>Post-it notes are somewhat of a double-edged sword for me. On one hand, they are a very convenient way to leave myself reminders and important memos. They are convenient in that they can be attached to pages, desktops, and other important, relevant places. They do not take up space. From all accounts, the post-it note is very helpful. They even make for nice bookmarks from time to time. </div><br /><div></div><div>However, there is a downside. They become outdated so often. Old news. Old information. They are easily misplaced. They are small, so they are often lost in the clutter. Also, they are known to fold up and become a source of unwanted desk-trash if they are not eventually discarded and maintained all along. Although they are extremely convenient when we need them, they also can become a source of aggravation. </div><br /><div></div><div>Paul introduces an interesting concept as he relates our spiritual walk with the concepts of both pressing forward and living up to past attainments--old information, old growth. Sometimes, we can become frustrated with our spiritual lives because we, like a post-it note, just seem so cluttered with spiritual information that we have no clear direction. So much bible knowledge. So little clue as to what to do with it. So much church clutter. So much Scripture scribble. And before we know it, we feel almost overwhelmed with the clutter of the Christian life. Maybe we don't feel like we've grown enough in comparison to the amount of knowledge we've gained over a specific amount of time. We have all of these spiritual "post-it notes" and "bookmarks" to show with little or no feeling of spiritual growth in our lives. Sometimes we all can feel like we are spiritually "lost in the clutter". Lost in past growth. Lost in yest er-years growth. Yet, Paul tells us to press forward. Then he tell us to remember back to be "true to what we have attained" already. What is Paul really saying here?</div><br /><div></div><div>In a way, Paul is telling us to press on with post-it notes. </div><br /><div></div><div>As we go about our walk with Christ Jesus, we have all of these reminders of the times that God has spoken to our hearts. We have all of the spiritual "post-it" notes that remind us of the things we have been taught. We need these. But, we are not to be content with them. We should strive to continually balance the desire to grow forward while remembering and putting into practice what God has already shown and made fruitful in our lives in the past. </div><br /><div></div><div>So if you are frustrated today that you aren't farther along in your Christian life by now. If you feel as though you are walking through your Christian life with "post-it" notes stuck all over you. If you just don't feel like you have made much forward progress lately. Take heart. We need the reminders. We need the guidance they provide. But more than that, we need to be able to press forward even when we feel like we've accumulated a bunch of spiritual clutter. </div><br /><div></div><div>After all, reminders are a good thing. Let us live up to what we have already attained. And after doing so, continue to press on in Christ Jesus our Lord. Post-it notes and all.</div>W. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441494959415288223.post-68711167776651359862009-03-17T14:08:00.005-05:002009-03-17T15:13:13.682-05:00Purity in the Midst of Pain<a href="http://ac4.yt-thm-a01.yimg.com/image/2f84b66a0685fbe2"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 96px" alt="" src="http://ac4.yt-thm-a01.yimg.com/image/2f84b66a0685fbe2" border="0" /></a><br /><div><em>"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl." (Job 31:1)</em><br /><br />It seems a bit awkward when you read it for the first time. In fact, Job 31:1 seems to be completely out of place. In the middle of turmoil, suffering, and personal loss, Job includes this important, yet seemingly out-of-place statement. The first time I read this verse I remember thinking, "Where in the world did that come from?" A covenant with my eyes? Look lustfully at a girl? </div><br /><div><div>Just what are you saying here Job? </div><br /><div>Job had been devastated. He had experienced more loss and tragedy in the last passing hours than an entire community of families could expect to face in a lifetime. He was in complete agony. He was suffering in physical torment and sickness. Yet here, he turns his attention to purity. Here, Job proves to be resilient. But, his resilience isn't directed toward his physical pain; rather, it is aimed at the temptations of the flesh. Why is this? Why is Job worried so much about purity during this tragedy? In the middle of all of his questions, he guards his purity. In the middle of all of his pain, his focus is on keeping a clean heart. </div><br /><div>I believe that this one verse is pivotal to the rest of Job's story. </div><br /><div>Although Job doesn't know the answers, he desires to stay pure before the One that does. He desires to stay pure before God, even though others (specifically his wife) had told him to curse God and die. The result of Job's purity in the midst of pain was that God ultimately blessed and restored Job. Because Job remained pure before God, he was restored and blessed beyond measure. Ultimately, Job would understand that God had a great purpose in his sufferings. We can see the same truths through the promises found in Romans 8:28, 29. </div><br /><div>Last week, my hometown of Samson experienced tremendous tragedy and pain. And like Job, many people were left wondering why it all happened. During times like this, we often make two major mistakes. The first mistake we often make is that we blame all of the tragedy on God. Just like Job's wife, we desire to curse God for any evil that takes place in our lives. We blame him for tragedy. And although God allowed these things to happen to Job, He was not the culprit. The culprit was Satan. The second mistake we often make during these times is that we often dismiss God's association with tragedy altogether. Though God could not be accused as the culprit, we must acknowledge that God was sovereign over the circumstances. He did, for His perfect reasons, allow these things to happen to Job.</div><br /><div>It would be outrageous for us to blame God for what happened in Samson last week. However, it would be just as outlandish to say that He had no control at all over the measure of the happenings. That would be saying that God isn't sovereign. Whatever the reason, we need to understand that we will never truly be able to see God's purpose on the other side of our pain unless our hearts are determined, like Job, to remain pure in the midst of it. </div><br /><div>I believe Job understood what Jesus would later teach in Matthew 5:8. Jesus says, <em>"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."</em> We should be careful not to blame God. We should also be careful not to dismiss His purposes. Our sole priority in pain and disaster should be to emulate Job's example. We should desire to remain pure in the midst of pain. We should pour out our hearts to God. We should ask the questions that dwell in our hearts. We should ask for comfort and mercy. But most importantly, we must seek to remain pure before Him. </div><br /><div>God give the communities, families, and the individuals involved in this tragedy the mercy and strength to remain pure during this time of pain. And, may they experience your blessings and provisions on the other side of it. Amen.</div></div>W. Ross Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885193228478066748noreply@blogger.com0