Today when I opened up my email I learned that the Tillman Case had now made National News. News Story I reread the story as I had since yesterday and again thought to myself, why? What has happened in today's society that a person might think it was ok not to hit a girl but to beat another human being to death just as not hit a girl? A mindless act of murder. It hurts my heart to think that things have gone so far out of reality that things like this happen.
Why? Have parents not raised their children right? Are things like this becoming the norm? Are we to live in fear of being an innocent bystander that gets wrapped up in something aweful? There were also between 60-80 witnesses. Why did not one of them step up and say hey this is wrong? Are we afraid of interfering? Why not step up and stand up for what is right?
I can't help but wonder sometimes if my family is the minority in the world today. We teach our children right from wrong just as we were taught. We punish when they misbehave and we reward when they do good acts. I wonder if some of the parents of the children that were involved did the same? Our family attends church every Sunday and Wednesday and tries to live in the word of God's Love and we try to show it to others. Sometimes we fail but most of the time we do what is right and stand up to what is wrong. I wonder if these children ever stepped in to a place that they were loved? “You made my body, Lord; now give me sense to heed your laws” (Psalm 119:73)
I know that watching what has happened in the past few days with this situation that happened in the town I grew up in that I will be more willing to speak out for what is wrong and that I will more openly share my love and God's love with others. Maybe if we all share a little more compassion with one another and less judgement then we will help things like this from happening. My heart is breaking for all the families involved. My heart hurts for the boys that made such a bad choice that now will affect them for the rest of their lives. My heart hurts for those that witnessed this graven situation and did not have the strength to step up and do what is right and will live with that image for the rest of their lives. My heart especially hurts for the family of Bobby who will no longer get to see his shining face everyday and have to wonder what would or could have been.
My prayers are with them all.
