TRAGICALLY OVER  20 TEENAGERS HAVE LOST THIER LIVES THIS YEAR TO VIOLENCE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA ALONE AND IT'S JUST MARCH 2005

May we all come from a place of respect, and may we all give others the gift of "live and let live" and may you all be brought to a place in your heart that honors God and glorifies Him by using the power of mercy that each of you each have by granting life.

Remember this one truth, our lifetime here is a drop in the bucket of eternity. Where we spend it is our choice. And when judgment day comes for each one of us, I want to see each one of you spend it with your loved ones in Heaven.

All we have to remember is when that moment comes that defines who we are, May we all have the "Real Power" to show mercy and grant life. The life that you save on judgment day may very well be your own! 

  "God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy" Matthew 5:7

The sad truth is that there have been over 11,000 lives lost to gang violence since 1984, just in the Los Angeles County area alone. There is not one family whose heart has not been broken or one man who has not been dropped to their knees in their agony and suffering of losing an loved one due to this senseless and overwhelming violence.

God said that there is a time for mourning and a time for healing. I have seen the power and the miracle of God's mercy and grace work in the lives of those who were consumed with vengeance and murder in their hearts.

May we pray for God's divine healing for those who have suffered the great lost of losing a loved one. May they turn to God knowing that He is the only thing that can ever fill their never-ending, ever-consuming hole of grief and suffering that is in their wounded broken hearts

 May God make them whole again so that they can be brought to a place of peace and forgiveness where they can learn to embrace and draw from all that is still good in their lives and in this world.

And may their hearts not become bitter and filled with hate.

May they believe that God is so real that He will never waste one of our tears or suffering.

 May they put their total trust in God and believe that He has their loved one's with Him right now in His loving care.

 May they believe that our time here on earth is but a puff of smoke compared to the eternity that God has planned of reuniting you and your loved one's forever.

God believes in you

Reverend Michael Cartwright

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 A life that was taken