The Church, the Gospel and Social Reform
There was a string of shooting deaths on Grand Cayman , all of which are thought to be linked to gang activity. In all, the lives of 5 young men were snuffed out in a matter of eight days. We mourn with those who are mourning the deaths of these young men and we pray that the “Father of mercies and the God of all comfort” would comfort those in need with the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As we look to God, I do feel the necessity to thank him for his grace to us in these Islands . For while we can agree that these acts and others like them, which are part of a growing frequency of violence, are heinous, we cannot ignore the reaction of outrage by the citizens, expatriate and local alike. God has smiled upon us in such a way that acts such as these are rarities not norms. As a result of God’s grace we have not been desensitized to the value of a human life and that’s something that (a) we continuously thank God for and (b) we ask God to help us guard and seek never lose. In time