Whispered Prayers
Whispered Prayers
It breaks my
heart to hear of the mass shooting that took the lives of several people at Old
National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky on Monday, April 10, 2023. Each of the
victims was somebody’s child, or sibling, or parent, grandparent, partner,
spouse, friend…
The
aftermath of a mass shooting is almost incomprehensible in its reach and scope.
Lives of those wounded are changed forever. Communities grieve alongside
families shattered with loss and sadness. Prayers are whispered in solitude and
shouted from pulpits. And faith is shaken.
As details
emerge, news agencies attempt to inform the curious and social media explodes
with innumerably varied opinions. Folks from across our nation recognize a
previously unfelt connection to people who personally endured the tragedy.
Activists of all persuasions begin to spin the event to support their own
agendas. And some even try to find political gain from the fallout.
Like a
tornado, whirling from a single point to a massive funnel stretching miles into
the sky, a mass shooting gathers everything into a single point. A point in
time. A point after which everything changes for the victims and the families
of the victims who were perhaps somebody’s child, sibling, parent, grandparent,
partner, spouse, friend…
My faith is
shaken. My prayers are whispered. My heart is broken for the victims, families,
and community affected by the tragedy at Old National Bank.
Larry Williams is President and CEO of the Community Bankers Webinar Network and has over 20 years in banking, specializing in lending, credit risk management, and executive leadership.
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