My Two Biggest Soft Spots Revealed

Tonight at TRBC, there was a memorial for a 16 year old Liberty Christian Academy student killed early Sunday morning on his way home from an after party at LCA. We cleaned up around the area that night. To think one of the ones attending would be dead in the next 24 hours is heart wrenching. Tonight, there was a line out the door for the viewing at TRBC. It was very moving. As an outsider who never met him, it was hard. It revealed my two soft spots.

One- students. Duh! I've been working with them for a long time. I guess I just put myself in a youth pastor mindset. How would I deal with this? How would I help those who need help? Its really hard because I want to be in there helping kids.

Two- My gift of empathy and mercy is insatiable. I saw so many kids crying tonight and I wanted to go up and hold them and let them cry even though I don't know any of them. I usually feel awkward with death or people in the hospital, but I do love just holding people and letting them cry. It makes me feel like I'm helping since I don't have any words.

My prayers and thoughts go out to the family. I can't imagine how hard this is for them all.