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I rode into work about 6:30 this morning and turned on NPR on the way. They were doing a special report, telling the world that there was a shootout in Boston overnight with the two bombing suspects from the Boston Marathon. The entire city of Boston has been shut down, no taxis, no public transit, and residents are being asked to stay indoors with their doors locked, and to only open up for correctly identified authorities. Video \u2013 really audio \u2013 of the shootout surfaced on Youtube this morning. They were reporting that it may have begun when they jumped a police officer, robbed a 7-eleven and carjacked a Mercedes SUV. Next came a shootout in a neighborhood. The oldest brother seems to have been shot \u00a0during that shootout which an eyewitness says involved the two throwing something he thought seemed like hand grenades. The surviving brother drove from Cambridge to Watertown dropping bombs along the way and shooting back and forth with police. Apparently one officer involved is dead and another is in surgery.<\/p>\n

Latest reports say that the survivor is holed up in this house<\/a>. Reports also say that a third suspect has been arrested. The reporter on the scene said that it was strangely quiet in Boston. She said it was like a blizzard without the snow, no cars, no people walking around.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m supposed to be writing a sermon right now, but am just completely on edge, listening to this and watching reports on my computer. It\u2019s such a surreal moment for me. When I write a sermon I\u2019m always trying to talk about the scriptures and what they teach us about the kingdom of God, how to pursue the kingdom in the way of Jesus. But I also think about the kingdom of the world, and how the world runs completely counter to the the kingdom. I\u2019m just living in that tension this morning in a really intense way.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m reminded that the kingdom of God is a kingdom of peace. Those who pursue this kingdom will receive life. Those who pursue the kingdom of the world, they choose all of the worst things about life \u2013 violence, hatred, fear, death. At times like these I\u2019m amazed at how stark the contrast is between these two kingdoms, and how utterly surprising evil appears to my eyes, when I\u2019ve been trying to keep them on God\u2019s kingdom. It is grotesque.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m praying this morning that no more people get killed, and that this will be over soon. I\u2019m also praying that some kind of good will come of this, that the peace of Christ will reign and rule in more hearts today that the day before.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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