When tragedy strikes
Parents and children alike need to learn and practice to be supportive and kind to one another in light of tragedies such as the Southport stabbings, when 3 children were brutally and randomly murdered and several others seriously injured by what appears to be an adolescent madman.
Support for Southport parents
The community of Southport near Liverpool, the parents of those who’ve lost their precious girls, and of others who are suffering shock, must be met with kindness, comfort and encouragement for their future. For their will be a future as life does go on, even when it feels as though it has ended for those parents who grieve. When others feel pain, we sympathise and show our compassion. We give.
The riots
Riots in the Southport community arose last night as angry citizens lashed out at police. Fury and frustration is understandable. But it is not a solution. Rather kindness and friendship are.
Mothers
Mothers understand the pain of mothers; we share grief well, through listening, consoling, hugging. It’s so simple, really.
So this post is simple: comfort those who mourn. We may not have access to those who’ve suffered in Southport this week, but we can show grace and kindness to one another at all times.
And in these times, we can encourage one another to be grateful for our children, and to love one another through our own trials, however great or small.
“Comfort those who mourn” is something Jesus said.
Let’s give to those who need comfort this week, and let’s accept the comfort offered to us this week if we’ve needed it. Let’s be gracious to one another as we navigate through increasingly hostile times.
Blessings,
Sarah