Dear Kirk,
As schools across the Denver area are cancelled due to a threat to our children, terror is winning today. I am afraid. I imagine many of you are as well. I am afraid for my children. I am afraid for your children. I am afraid for OUR children. I am afraid for the evil that exists and the power our fear gives it – power in weapons and power in energy.
I don’t know how this story will play out this week, all I know is God’s story. It is a story of love in the face of fear. It is a story of courage in the face of threat. It is a story of life in the face of death. 
So as our community braces in the face of threat, violence, fear and death – may we be bold enough to, on this Holy Week, emulate Jesus. Offering love, taking the next step in courage, and embracing life. 
Terror might win today but in the Story of God that we all are walking in, we know that ultimately LOVE WINS! And when we breathe in “love wins” and breathe out “love wins” the power of fear diminishes.

Today, breathe with me and pray with me.
Breathe in: Love wins. 
Breathe out: Love wins. 
Breathe in: Love wins. 
Breathe out: Love wins. 
Breathe in: Love wins. 
Breathe out: Love wins.

Love wins. Love wins. Love wins.