How Tragic!

Wow, I just watched the news confirming the death of another musical great, Whitney Houston. As I sat there, immediately my mind flashed back to the day that I sat and listened to reports of the death of Michael Jackson. His death was a total shock, but Whitney Houston's death is a greater shock. I am stunned and saddened by it. Once again, another death of one so young. Death is death, no matter the age of the person, but as with Michael Jackson, she is gone too soon.

I sit here and just think about how people are dying. Whether it is a result of a sickness, whether it was a life taken by someone, or suicide, however it occurred, people are leaving here, and in the midst of it, I look at all of the foolishness that exists in the world. The disagreements in the Government, the division that exist in it, the greed that exist in this country, folks taking the lives of others, the killing of innocent children, and sexually abusing children, placing no value on life, a total disregard for godly principles, everything that God warned about in-
2 Timothy 3:1-7: THIS KNOW also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
For men (and women) shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good.
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.


I guess that you are wondering what does this have to do with Whitney Houston's death. Well, when I heard about her death, I just stopped and thought about how so many people are dying, and dying so young. People are leaving here! People are having all kinds of issues, stress, depression, and for many, they really see no hope, they are not seeing anything, (in their mind), getting better. While all of this craziness is going on all around us, people are hopeless, taking their lives, just looking for relief, any way that they can get it! I am in NO way saying that this is what happened with Whitney Houston, I am just seeing how fragile life can be for some. So many people are only concerned about themselves, yet, so many people all around us, are crying out for help, for encouragement, for someone to tell them that they can make it, that things can change, can get better. We cannot afford to look the other way, when we see people hurting, down, depressed. I know, you may say that it is not your business if someone is hurting. Yes, it is our business to give them a smile, a word of encouragement, a hug, a note, a text to say, "have a good day, God loves you".We don't have to have all of the details of what is going on with them, but we can care.We can say a prayer. We can love them. Every day, we are surrounded by real people, with real issues. They may be your co-workers, church members, your server in a restaurant, the checker at the grocery store, the person teaching your child, your own family member...no matter who it is, We Can Care!