It was a strange coincidence that Devin Patrick Kelley carried out his killing rampage on Sunday, November 5, at a small Texas church.
All Saints Sunday.
All day long Christian churches throughout the world were giving thanks to God for the generous gift of faith in Christ extended to his people, his Church, through the Holy Spirit, and for all of those who have died holding onto that faith who now enjoy the bliss of heaven.
All Saints Sunday.
All Saints Day had its origin as a day of remembrance of martyred Christians. On Sunday, a man without hope thought he could steal hope from God's people by killing them. Instead, he sealed them in that hope, and added their names to the rolls of the martyred.
They would not have died in such a way had they not been found in worship of the only true God on that particular morning.
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day of the Lord drawing near." Hebrews 10:23-25
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