In the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and 2 adults dead, Christians are calling for prayer and reform. Here is what seven Christian leaders said:
In the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and 2 adults dead, Christians are calling for prayer and reform. Here is what seven Christian leaders said:
Every child and adult murdered yesterday was made in the image of God and loved unconditionally by him. Every victim is being mourned today by loved ones whose lives will never be the same. In response to such unfathomable loss and pain, President Biden was right to cite God’s promise: “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). Near in the Hebrew means to be “imminent, as close as possible.”
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