The Good ~Anna Mari Green

A horrific murder-suicide took place across  the street from my house in September. I didn't hear a thing.  Gunshots. A  struggle. More gunshots. Nothing. I have wrestled with what I could  have done. I  wish I could have helped. I've wondered what happens that  pushes a man to  kill his wife while she slept and then their two boys that he  adored. But never have I wondered if God is good.  I know that it sounds weird.  But I haven't. 

Where is the good in three lives lost so violently at the hands of someone  they knew and trusted? Coverage of the signs of depression in  people and warning  signs that could help someone else avoid this tragedy. There's a good. Neighbors  out talking to each other - another good. Taking  inventory of what is really  important, yet another.

Could God have stopped this? Most certainly, He could do that. Do I wish He would have? Resoundingly, yes. But He did not, so we  grieve. We get up each day hoping to feel the sting a little less. We heal. We  hope. We love God with all our hearts, souls, and minds. We remind ourselves to love our neighbors as ourselves because you never know what they are going through that you might be able to help with.

Go. Love your neighbor. Love them like you want to be loved.

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