Another deadly terror attack in Germany. At least a dozen
dead, dozens more injured. It appears ISIS delivered on their recent promise to
attack Western Christmas Markets during the Christmas season. At least 12
people lost their lives and hundreds of families have had their lives turned
upside down in mere moments. Earlier today, their loved ones were strolling the
marketplace, enjoying the bright lights and decorations, basking in the warmth
and good feeling of the season, perhaps purchasing a few last gifts for their
loved ones. Now they are dead or maimed- physically and mentally.
When is
enough enough? Under attack by secularists and
radical Islamists, the hyper-tolerant Christian faith will soon be in danger of
letting itself be marginalized to the point of near irrelevancy. Let those of
us who still believe… commit ourselves- here, today, now- to stop hiding and apologizing for our own faith. The
Archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles J. Chaput, once said, “Evil preaches
tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.”
We have
reached that point. Good (or at least, mostly decent) is afraid to speak up-
and stand up- for itself, in case the extreme secularists and Islamists accuse it of being intolerant. To paraphrase
Lincoln: Let us here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.
Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the Lord
Will renew their strength
They will soar on wings like
eagles;
They will run and not grow weary
They will walk and not be faint
So we
softly sing to those who have so recently slipped the surly bonds of Earth:
“Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Stille Nacht, heilige nacht
Alles schläft, einsam wacht
Schlaf in himmlischer ruh
Schlaf in himmlischer ruh”
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