“But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows. And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.” (Matthew 11:17 KJV) What has happened to our younger generations that they haven’t heard the Word of the Lord and have gathered so much anger that they are turning on our children, killing them in their schools, in the streets, and in their very own homes? Whole generations have heard the playing of the flutes but choose to pick up assault rifles instead of asking for help to solve their problems, choose to be “seen” rather than ignored, or choose the wrong path because they’ve never been taught how to be kind and caring.
It is up to every single American to face the fact that we need gun laws and that it’s time for the NRA to stop lining the pockets of politicians so that guns become weapons of mass destruction. The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms for our own protection, not to kill innocent civilians shopping for groceries, attending church services, or attending elementary schools. If you want to hunt, fine, but hunt deer, elk, or moose, not our families. The people committing these mass shootings are not hearing Christ’s messages of hope, love, and kindness but are heeding Satan’s trumpet calls for darkness. The sounds of flutes are softer than the brashness of trumpets, but they carry a more powerful message of light into the world. Because the world has lost its soft, loving nature, we are becoming more tolerant and hardened to the fact that might used in the wrong way is darkening every corner of our world. We must become the lights of the world so that our children will have a world to grow up in.
In our efforts to turn back the evil of so many lost souls and in building more protective laws for every citizen, we must be reminded of the laws of the Lord. “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned; and in keeping of them there is great reward.” (Psalm 19: 7-11 KJV)
We must be a Russian term, “Stoykiy muzhik,” standing men who are resilient and tough and who stand our ground for gun laws that protect everyone, not just the members of the NRA. In remembering that Christ died on the cross for our sins, even the sins of evil perpetrators who seek acknowledgment through the shedding of blood, we must be seekers of the truth, God’s truth. We must hear the flutes, not the trumpets.
Anna Hartt
