Pray for the Amish Families
By now most of you have heard about the tragedy in Lancaster County, PA. The Amish families have shown the light of Christ in the midst of a very dark, evil situation. Please take a look at a true religion of peace, Christianity, as practiced by these faithful Amish families. This is from AP writer Michael Rubinkam's coverage of the story....
As they struggle with the slayings, the Amish in this Lancaster County village are turning the other cheek, urging forgiveness of the killer and quietly accepting what comes their way as God's will.
"They know their children are going to heaven. They know their children are innocent ... and they know that they will join them in death," said Gertrude Huntington, a Michigan researcher and expert on children in Amish society.
"The hurt is very great," Huntington said. "But they don't balance the hurt with hate."
What an amazing example of faithfulness to the message of Jesus and the truth of the gospel. These Amish families are honoring God and have become a living example of the power of love and the triumph of good over evil. I thank God for their courage and example. May we all learn from it.
More from the same article by Michael Rubinkam....
The Amish have also been reaching out to the family of the gunman. Dwight Lefever, a Roberts family spokesman, said an Amish neighbor comforted the Roberts family hours after the shooting and extended forgiveness to them.
"I hope they stay around here and they'll have a lot of friends and a lot of support," Daniel Esh, a 57-year-old Amish artist and woodworker whose three grandnephews were inside the school during the attack, said of the Robertses.
Huntington, the authority on the Amish, predicted they will be very supportive of the killer and his wife, "because judgment is in God's hands: `Judge not, that ye be not judged."
and more....
Enos Miller, the grandfather of the two Miller sisters, was with both of the girls when they died. He was out walking near the schoolhouse before dawn Wednesday _ he said he couldn't sleep _ when he was asked by a reporter for WGAL-TV whether he had forgiven the gunman.
"In my heart, yes," he said, explaining it was "through God's help."
Please pray for the families who lost children the Ebersole family, the Fisher family, the Miller family, and the Stoltzfus family. Also the 5 families who have daughters that were critically injured and are still fighting for their lives in the hospital.
In a day and age where the slighest insult or preceived insult will incur rage, violence and murder from Islamic fundamentalists let us look to this shining example of the power of love and forgivness we find in the Amish community. Christians everywhere should be inspired and encouraged by their faithful example. Those who persist in mocking and discrediting Christianity should take another look, and then take a long hard look into their own souls.
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As they struggle with the slayings, the Amish in this Lancaster County village are turning the other cheek, urging forgiveness of the killer and quietly accepting what comes their way as God's will.
"They know their children are going to heaven. They know their children are innocent ... and they know that they will join them in death," said Gertrude Huntington, a Michigan researcher and expert on children in Amish society.
"The hurt is very great," Huntington said. "But they don't balance the hurt with hate."
What an amazing example of faithfulness to the message of Jesus and the truth of the gospel. These Amish families are honoring God and have become a living example of the power of love and the triumph of good over evil. I thank God for their courage and example. May we all learn from it.
More from the same article by Michael Rubinkam....
The Amish have also been reaching out to the family of the gunman. Dwight Lefever, a Roberts family spokesman, said an Amish neighbor comforted the Roberts family hours after the shooting and extended forgiveness to them.
"I hope they stay around here and they'll have a lot of friends and a lot of support," Daniel Esh, a 57-year-old Amish artist and woodworker whose three grandnephews were inside the school during the attack, said of the Robertses.
Huntington, the authority on the Amish, predicted they will be very supportive of the killer and his wife, "because judgment is in God's hands: `Judge not, that ye be not judged."
and more....
Enos Miller, the grandfather of the two Miller sisters, was with both of the girls when they died. He was out walking near the schoolhouse before dawn Wednesday _ he said he couldn't sleep _ when he was asked by a reporter for WGAL-TV whether he had forgiven the gunman.
"In my heart, yes," he said, explaining it was "through God's help."
Please pray for the families who lost children the Ebersole family, the Fisher family, the Miller family, and the Stoltzfus family. Also the 5 families who have daughters that were critically injured and are still fighting for their lives in the hospital.
In a day and age where the slighest insult or preceived insult will incur rage, violence and murder from Islamic fundamentalists let us look to this shining example of the power of love and forgivness we find in the Amish community. Christians everywhere should be inspired and encouraged by their faithful example. Those who persist in mocking and discrediting Christianity should take another look, and then take a long hard look into their own souls.
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posted by Jan Blencowe at 7:44 AM
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