I woke up yesterday excited to restart the podcast for the school year. I thought I would start with a light and fun topic, but by the end of the day, I knew that would be inappropriate. We have spiritual work to do.
Like all of you I watched the Minnesota shooting unfold in horror. I also saw the video of Iryna the Ukrainian refugee get stabbed and the image still hasn’t left me. Not only did I see my daughters in that scenario, I saw myself. I would have done EXACTLY what she did in that situation. Why didn’t anyone help her?
These two unspeakable tragedies are too many, but as we all know that tragic news didn’t stop there. As I was walking upstairs to film a video asking people on social media to pray with me, my husband told me Charlie Kirk has been shot (he later passed away). After I filmed the video I learned that there was another school shooting in Evergreen.
How does the human heart process such tragedy and death? How do we make sense of it? How did we get here?
Today’s podcast had no script. These are thoughts I have been processing for a long time and if I’m honest, this is a bit of an off the cuff rant. Therefore, there will be more filler words and it will definitely feel more “stream of consciousness,” than my other ones.
My hope, however, is to offer you a different take. Mental illness is a real thing, but what we aren’t discussing is a spiritual problem first and foremost. Whether we as a society believe in God or not, does not change that fact that He and the devil exist. He loves us and wants us to walk in His ways so that we can experience abundant life. The enemy wants to steal, kill and destroy us. It is time for us to open the eyes to the reality we live in and stop flirting with evil personally, and as a society.
Join me as we dive into scripture, talk about this valley of tears, but then also rediscover the unfathomable power of the cross. Because in the end, death will be defeated, and God will win. In the mean time, He longs for us to return to Him with our whole hearts.
If you want to dive into my other work you can purchase my book Rekindled, or one of my Bible Studies.
Also, if you need a refresher on the Gospel message, check out the first episode of this podcast.
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Grieving with you,
Mallory Smyth
