I wrote this in honor of my son's favorite teacher, Lara Horton. She had pillows that she and her mom had made, all over the room to make lying down and reading something that all the kids loved to do. One evening, she and her husband had a dinner party. Everyone wanted ice cream, so Laura went to get some. On her way home, she was hit, head on by a drunk driver. Lara Horton, 26, died on the scene.
Lara
Some people are put on this earth
To be catalysts flames that explode yet we search
For some shred of their existence when their light fades
Rummaging seeking a fiber not realizing the impact they made
That in a short lightening flash they manage to do
What we haven’t done in years that flew
A teacher that emanates youthful ease
Touching many like the first fall breeze
Affecting all like the frost on the trees
Death will never seem just or right
When the thief in the night
Takes the someones we so desperately need
Doesn’t it seem
That the cruel thoughtless mean
Gloss through this life unseen
While those we are stretching our fingers to grasp
Leave us with an audible gasp
Waves replaced by a reverberating numbness
Swooning is no longer the past
The heart is physically wounded
When mindless destruction abounded
Faith is the only alternative
That as a guest in this place
She was hastened away
Early for in her short days
She did what she was sent to do
Positive impact on not just a few
Many to carry to the end of time
The shroud of mourning is mine
Comments
He is sovereign, you know. But ask yourself why does this happen.
And about killing:
You might want to review Joshua & Judges. God does get angry & he does "authorize" war/killing.
Also, without murder our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ would not have completed His plan.
God allows free will to happen - that's the deal in regards to choice, I suppose.
As far as reviewing...I do my living by the teachings of Jesus, the essense of what he asked us to do. I don't live by verse since so many times it seems they are used for naught.
Now as far as murder goes, it wasn't Jesus' plan to be murdered, in fact I believe that he requested a plan b directly prior to his arrest. I assume that is to whom you refer when you state our "Lord and Savior" as he is both.
The story is actually not meant to be sad, although the details of her death of course are sad. It's suppose to give us hope that this is a stop - a place to "be" until we are called home. Lara had touched so many lives and imparted her gifts to so many that she was able to go home sooner than the rest of us GET to.
Thanks again for taking the time to comment.