Life In the Balance

I closed my eyes for a moment, sighing deep within my soul disbelieving what my ears heard and what my eyes saw. Again, again, there are innocent deaths taken before their time, taken because someone did not approve of how they choose to live their lives. How sad it is, this life that hangs in the balance of judging others by our terms, as we would never judge ourselves now matter how thick and large the beam in our eyes. Too easily we each fall into the trap believing our way is the only one and we vocalize our disgust and contempt, forgetting all that we have done. For the future, for our children's sake let's look more closely at our hearts and let God be the only judge of the decisions that we make.