Sabbath.

A man named Russell D. Moore wrote one of the very best articles that I have seen regarding the tragedy that took place over this weekend.  He places the blame where the true blame is due and reminds us that Satan "has been a murderer from the very beginning."  He points out that Bethlehem was a act of war, and he takes us back to the book of Revelation where Jesus shows us the pictures of "a woman giving birth to a child, with a dragon crouching before her to devour the baby. (Revelation 12:4) When the woman and her child escaped, the dragon became furious with the woman and went out to make war with the rest of her offspring (Rev.12:17) and has been doing so ever since."

And my most favorite line of the entire article is this:  "Let's pray for the Second Coming of Mary's Son.  And, as we sing our Christmas carols, let's look into the slitted eyes of Satan as we promise him the threat of his coming crushed skull."


The blame lies with him.
A blame that we so rarely place on his shoulders.
So, let's aim our rage toward him.

This war goes on, but not for long.
Jesus will be the Victor.
It is, indeed, beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

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And so today, we rest in Him.
May His peace surround us in the midst of this swirling loss.
And may we always be reminded that He was bruised, but Satan will one day indeed be crushed.

One of my dearest friends - along with her sweet sis - wrote this Christmas song a few years back.
And I love it.

Enjoy, dear ones...