O.K. Yesterday I said that nobody can really make me do anything, right? In light of that fact, read on...
"A woman who tossed her three young children off a pier into San Francisco Bay near Fishermen's Wharf has been arrested, authorities said Thursday, and the Coast Guard searched for the bodies of two of the children.
The body of a third child was recovered Wednesday.
The children, Trayshaun, 6, Greely, 2, and Joshua, 1, were stripped of their clothing and thrown into the Bay because the mother said voices had told her to throw her children into the water." AP News
I'm at a loss. What in the world would make someone, one by one, throw their babies to their death? The article went on to say that she had taken medication for mental illness. I understand that mental illness is confusing and very real.
I know those children are safe in the arms of Jesus. I know that whatever fear and confusion they suffered was minimal compared to the riches they are feeling in the presence of God. I also know this woman, this mother, is a child of God. I'm not sure how to get beyond my disgust and anger to feel pity or compassion for her. But, I have to. She is a child of God. How can God be seen in this horrific story? Somehow, it's up to us to find Him in there...
Maybe tomorrow I will be able to pray for her. I'm sure you've all seen this story already, but in just in case this is news to you, her name is Lashaun Harris. She's 23, has been booked on three counts of murder, is mentally ill, and has lost everything.
I hope in the process, she finds a Savior.
"A woman who tossed her three young children off a pier into San Francisco Bay near Fishermen's Wharf has been arrested, authorities said Thursday, and the Coast Guard searched for the bodies of two of the children.
The body of a third child was recovered Wednesday.
The children, Trayshaun, 6, Greely, 2, and Joshua, 1, were stripped of their clothing and thrown into the Bay because the mother said voices had told her to throw her children into the water." AP News
I'm at a loss. What in the world would make someone, one by one, throw their babies to their death? The article went on to say that she had taken medication for mental illness. I understand that mental illness is confusing and very real.
I know those children are safe in the arms of Jesus. I know that whatever fear and confusion they suffered was minimal compared to the riches they are feeling in the presence of God. I also know this woman, this mother, is a child of God. I'm not sure how to get beyond my disgust and anger to feel pity or compassion for her. But, I have to. She is a child of God. How can God be seen in this horrific story? Somehow, it's up to us to find Him in there...
Maybe tomorrow I will be able to pray for her. I'm sure you've all seen this story already, but in just in case this is news to you, her name is Lashaun Harris. She's 23, has been booked on three counts of murder, is mentally ill, and has lost everything.
I hope in the process, she finds a Savior.
1 comment:
This is the kind of act that makes it very difficult to react as a christian should. I have to admit that a weak point for me is the feelings I have towards anyone who harms children. I don't even want to think about it. Trying to pray.
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