By Dr. Glenn Mollette
Guest Editorial
Find a good word to say about others or don’t say anything. What have you gained when you make a bad comment about someone? Pray for those you are tempted to hate and be kind to them when you have an opportunity. People reap what they sow and it’s not up to you or me to enact judgement. God is in charge of the universe and as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, “The wheels of God’s justice grind slowly but they grind exceedingly fine.”
Of course, you call the police if there is a villain in the community. You call 911 if you fear someone is about to carry out evil. You can never be passive. See something, say something is a call to civil action. The consequences of ignoring danger or mental illness have ramifications that often end in death. In our society, we see what one crazy person can do to a school, a college campus, a church or a city. These acts impact our towns and our world.
Unfortunately, we cannot save everyone, but it’s worth a try. Churches used to have a mission to evangelize everyone in the city to the message of the Bible. Today many churches are satisfied if a few people show up and keep the church’s bills paid. The highlight of their work is when they can all get together and eat dinner. Dinner is always nice but our society has too many people totally disconnected from reality and are living in isolated depression. These people need to be saved. They need to be saved from their despair, their loneliness and from becoming resentful toward others who are making a positive impact in the world.
What gets into the mind of a 22-year-old young man that causes him to kill another young man who is dynamic, intelligent and trying to contribute to society? What happens to a young guy who hates his life so much that he decides to end it by killing children at an elementary school or at a church? Sitting at