I am sitting in my room, kind of shocked. Osama Bin Laden is dead. It has been almost ten years since 9/11/01.
I remember where I was when the twin towers were attacked. I was in 6th grade in band class. I remember fear being the prevalent emotion that day. I was so young, and could not grasp the severity of what had happened.
Over the past years my uncle has been deployed, along with countless others, to fight the war on terrorism at least seven time. Each time he leaves, I spend 6 months worrying about him and praying for him. I know what he does, and I am so thankful for that.
I guess when war is an entire ocean away it still isn’t really real, but right now sitting in my room reading tweets, facebook post, and watching the news it is real. A man is dead, and yet there is celebration?
I love my uncle and what he and the others do for my country. I love America. I love that I am free to worship anyway I wish and say the things I need to say. There is really no other country like it. but I do not like to celebrate death. I do not think that is how it is supposed to be.
I hope this is the end of the war. I hope that every single troop member comes home. I pray that Jesus brings peace and hope to those broken by this war.
I am not saying I am anti war or I do not support our troops do not put words in my mouth, but I am asking is it really ok to celebrate death?
