How to forgive, How to heal...

After hearing the news of the sandy hook school shooting, my first instinct was to pick my kids up at school just so I could hug them because they are here and I am blessed to be able to hold them tight. I didn't do that I did pray I prayed for the victims families, for the family of Adam Lanza the shooter, and for those who survived. The only way they will be able to heal and move forward in their lives is to forgive Adam Lanza 7x70 times Jesus said. And that forgiveness will only come from the grace of Jesus Christ. I don't believe their is a soul among us who can forgive what he did to 20 small children and 6 adults, and the emotional damage he has left in his wake without the help of Jesus. My prayer is simple, " Lord be with us give us your compassion and grace so healing can begin. Bring peace to those who have lost loved ones, peace to children suffering from anxiety that the place they felt safe no longer is. Please Lord let us feel your arms holding us as you carry us through this unimaginable tragedy as a nation. You work all things to bring glory to you, help us to praise you through the pain. You giveth and you taketh away, blessed be your name. In Jesus holy name, amen."

I'm not a huge Carmen fan at all, I find most of his stuff extremely cheesy...but he hit the nail on the head with this song.

These are the lyrics and link to the song, America Again, by Carmen

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson 

Samuel Adams, First Chief Justice John Jay 

Names synonymous with the spirit of our country 

Founding fathers of the U.S.A. 

Over 200 years ago they shook off the chains of tyranny from Great Britain 

By divine call 

Citing 27 biblical violations they wrote the Declaration of Independence

With liberty and justice for all 

But something happened since Jefferson called the Bible the cornerstone 

For American liberty then put it in our schools as a light 

Or since "Give me liberty, or give me death," Patrick Henry said 

Our country was founded on the Gospel of Jesus Christ 

We eliminated God from the equation of American life 

Thus eliminating the reason this nation first began 

From beyond the grave I hear the voices of our founding fathers plead 

You need God in America again 

Of the 55 men who formed the Constitution

Fifty-two were active members of their church 

Founding fathers like Noah Webster who wrote the first dictionary 

Could literally quote the Bible chapter and verse 

James Madison said, "We've staked our future on our ability to follow 

The Ten Commandments with all our heart"

These men believed you couldn't even call yourself an American 

If you subvert the Word of God 

In his farewell address, Washington said, "You can't have national morality apart from religious principle," and it's true 

'Cause right now we have nearly 150,000 kids carrying guns 

To these war zones we call public schools 

In the '40's and '50's student problems were chewing gum and talking 

In the '90's, rape and murder are the trend 

The only way this nation can even hope to last this decade 

Is put God in America again 

The only hope for America is Jesus 

The only hope for our country is Him 

If we repent of our ways stand firm and say

We need God in America again 

Abe Lincoln said, "The philosophy of the classroom in one generation 

Will be the philosophy of government of the next" 

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So when you eliminate the Word of God from the classroom and politics

You eliminate the nation that Word protects

America is now number one in teen pregnancy and violent crime 

Number one in illiteracy, drug use, and divorce 

Everyday a new holocaust of 5,000 unborn die 

While pornography floods our streets like open sewers 

America's dead and dying hand is on the threshold of the Church 

While the spirit of Sodom and Gomorrah vex us all 

When it gets to the point where people would rather 

Come out of the closet than clean it 

It's a sign that the judgment of God is gonna fall 

If there's ever been a time to rise up Church, it's now 

And as the blood bought saints of the living God proclaim 

That it's time to sound the alarm from the Church house to the White House 

And say, "We want God in America again" 

I believe it's time for America to stand up and proclaim 

That one nation under God is our demand 

And send this evil lifestyle back to Satan where it came from 

And let the Word of God revive our dying land 

For Jesus Christ is coming back again in all His glory 

And every eye shall see Him on that day 

That's why a new anointing of God's power's coming on us 

To boldly tell the world you must be saved 

Because astrology won't save you, your horoscope won't save you 

The Bible says these things are all a farce 

If you're born again, you don't need to look to the stars for your answers 

'Cause you can look to the very One who made those stars 

History tells us time and time again 

To live like there's no God makes you a fool 

If you want to see kids live right 

Stop handing out condoms and start handing out the Word of God in schools 

The only hope for America is Jesus 

The only hope for our country is Him 

If we repent of our ways 

Stand firm and say 

We need God in America again 

We need God in America 

God in America 

God in America again

these lyrics are submitted by Anonymous