Remember Their Names
A Sermon for the People of First Baptist Church of Austin August 27, 2023 I try not to watch the news too much these days, certainly not when my 6 year old daughter is present. ?It is right to try to postpone her knowledge of the grim realities of the world? She still sees glimpses of the images of climate tragedies flashing on the screen before we think to change the channel - fires, floods, hurricanes, tornados, all things she is genuinely interested in learning about but quiet doesn’t understand the human contribution in these abnormal weather occurrences. What about the unjust and unnecessary violence in the streets, our schools, our public spaces, our places of worship broadcast on the evening news each night? How long can I shield her from knowing about the pain and suffering humans endure at the hands of other humans? It’s all taken a toll on my soul….so much so that I’ve started to think there’s not much point to try to do anything to change it. I can’t do much to reverse t