its been two years…since a lone student gunman walked through the cafeteria of Chardon High School and took 3 lives and wounded 3 others. There have been numerous school shootings since. I was reminded just yesterday in a conversation with several pastors from Chardon of the wound that is still trying to heal. Two years ago I posted some thoughts here…as an attempt to help process what communities have to do to change the culture we are living. I remember vividly attending the candlelight vigil held there in Chardon the following week. It causes one pause.
I shared that experience the next day with the students and leaders at EVO. It was a powerful night. Yet somehow in the midst of our busy lives…the noise of life…it gets lost.
I was also reminded of a radio interview with Mark Zimmerman from WCRF-Moody Cleveland about what we experienced as we attended the prayer vigil. Thoughts about what we saw and then what we should and can do each day forward.
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Finally…60 minutes this past week aired a powerful video telling the story of Coach Frank Hall…who chased the gunman out of the school. There’s a lot here…ultimately it comes down to the choices we make…and how on the journey we focus on being present.