Psalm 125:1-2

Those who trust in the Lord

Are like Mount Zion,
Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever. 
Psalm 125:1-2

Last week, parents of students in our school district were notified that a 10th grade student in the high school had a handgun at school in the beginning of January.  

My daughter is in 10th grade.  

Later that evening, I found out that the said student was in her World History class.  I then learned that that particular classroom is on the second floor and has no windows.  The more I was finding out throughout the day, the more my heart was being gripped with fear.  I bombarded my kids with questions about how they would react in various "shooting" scenarios. They told me not to worry. As if. 

It was getting late, time for bed. I opened up a Bible and turned to the book of Psalms. 125 to be exact. I usually read a whole chapter but stopped after the second verse. I took in a deep breath, closed the Bible, and began praying, thanking God for His faithfulness, for His protection, that this student didn't use the gun (didn't even have it loaded). 

It took all I had not to cry. It was such a relief to be quickly reminded that He is in control of all things and that I do not need to worry.

On a lighter note, we had to reprimand Tigger...revenge is wrong. Poor "Baby."