A Shooting Down the Street

   My heart is very heavy,last night at 11pm shots rang out and neighbors heard screaming.The cops were called and two people are left dead and one in critical condition.
   This kind of thing never happens in our small city of 52000 people.Our state is among the top six with the lowest crime rate in America.We are one of the highest ranked states to raise a family,one of the states with the lowest unemployment rate.Our city sees maybe one murder  a year,and then it is usually a transient death.So far we have had multiple homicides this year and now 3 in the past 6 weeks.
   It makes me sad because all over America we are hearing about homicides,school shootings,shootings,gang murders,drug deals gone wrong,prostitutes being murdered,children being slain by their own parents and people whom they trust.Innocent people are losing their lives daily.
   What has happened to America,the land of freedom?
   The daily  news makes me cringe at raising my children in this sinful world,some days I wonder if they are even safe in their own beds at night.I wonder if they are safe around friends,or to go to the park or grocery store.
   But then I remember everything is in Gods hands and He is in control.So as hard as it might be at times I  am struggling every day just to lay it all down at the feet of the Savior who is watching over this dark sinful world with great sadness.I struggle to just trust Him with my children,to put them in HIS hands and trust Him to protect them and keep them safe.Tonight I realized that worrying about these things does me no good at all because it is not in my hands.All I can do is focus on the moment and live each as though i were my last so I can live without regrets.