Independent American Patriots Call for Prayer

On this solemn anniversary of September Eleventh, one of many best tragedies in American historical past, we confront the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk and the current homicide of Iryna Zarutska, an harmless Ukrainian refugee.  Charlie, a vibrant 31-year-old, leaves behind a younger bride and two youngsters. Iryna, fleeing war-torn Ukraine, leaves a grieving household.  One championed freedom to save lots of younger minds; the opposite sought it as a younger thoughts escaping battle. Each have been taken earlier than their time, their goals unfulfilled. As we mourn, allow us to unite in searching for knowledge and therapeutic, whether or not by way of prayer, reflection, or quiet resolve, to information us away from the shadows of vengeance.

My private reference to Charlie Kirk stems from helping my daughter in founding a Turning Level USA chapter years in the past.  His real love for each American and his tireless outreach to our youth mirrored a religion in Jesus Christ and a dedication to mutual respect.  This love is proven by way of each interplay, regardless of how small.  We should honor his reminiscence not with cries for retribution however by upholding the values of liberty and compassion he championed.

The tragic lack of Iryna Zarutska has shaken our nation, resonating with each one that seeks merely to dwell and let dwell.  Her story reminds us of our inalienable proper to be free from violence and to pursue a life with out oppression.  But, radical ideologies that divide us have infiltrated our politics, eroding the human household and difficult the pure legal guidelines that bind us as a folks.  These forces threaten the very freedoms Charlie and Iryna embodied.

In looking for phrases to deal with this second, I obtained an e mail from our Vice President, Leo Lindquist, who shared knowledge from Alexander Hamilton in 1784: “Nothing is extra frequent than for a free folks, in occasions of warmth and violence, to gratify momentary passions, by letting into the federal government rules and precedents which afterwards show deadly to themselves.” Our Founding Fathers, who endured many years of wrestle to safe our rights, knew that malevolent forces exploit the feelings of the lots.  They urged calm hearts and clear minds to prevail towards propaganda and division.

Charlie Kirk, a person of deep religion, labored fearlessly to free younger minds from damaging ideologies, advocating for the American Dream by way of respectful public debate.  He by no means stooped to assault those that opposed him, at all times taking the excessive street. Iryna, although not within the public eye, embodied the quiet braveness of numerous people searching for liberty in a fallen world. Their lives, although completely different, have been united by a shared pursuit of freedom.

In occasions of grief, anger can lead us astray.  These evil occasions don’t should extinguish the nice that resides inside every of us.  I urge Impartial American Patriots to acknowledge their sorrow however resist the pull of rage.  Allow us to not be outlined by the actions of the depraved or overlook the teachings of 9/11.  As a substitute, we should flip to the sunshine of hope and knowledge, searching for steerage by way of prayer or reflection to navigate this treacherous path.  If we yield to division, we danger shedding the very salvation we search.

We honor Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska by changing into steadfast stewards of our nation’s promise. Allow us to redouble our efforts to teach our kids about their inalienable rights and the everlasting wrestle to safe them. We should confront the anti-American ideologies which have crept into our authorities, faculties, and even church buildings, not with violence however with fact.  It isn’t too late to save lots of our fellow People from the cult of haters that permeates from Marxist Progressive ideologies which have contaminated politicians and manipulators on all sides of the aisle.  I name on every of us to unite, whether or not in prayer, meditation, or resolve, to champion open respectful debate of our variations together with different civics, historical past, and important truths that outline our nation as certainly one of liberty and alternative for all.  Allow us to memorialize the fallen by constructing a brighter future collectively.