I haven't felt grief like this since 9/11. I haven't cried this much since my father passed away. What we witnessed this week has shattered something in me—and I believe it should shatter something in all of us who call ourselves followers of Christ.
The Awakening to Evil
It started with uncovering a brutal murder just thirty minutes from where I was living. An innocent girl, coming home from work on an evening train, stabbed in the neck and killed. The senselessness of it. The racial component layered into the crime. The way local government and media intentionally tried to cover it up.
But what broke me wasn't just the crime itself—it was watching the corporate media blame those who dared report on it. They called conservatives the problem for "stoking racial tensions." They gaslit us into believing that speaking truth about evil somehow makes us the villains.
Then came Charlie Kirk. A man who embodied Christian principles, who had built an incredible organization by age 31 glorifying God and demonstrating the values this country was founded upon. He was on campus, literally having a debate about senseless political violence with college students. Two days after he helped blow up the story of that murdered girl, he was shot in the neck. Another brutal murder. Another violent, politically motivated act.
But here's what revealed the true depth of evil we face: the celebrations that followed.
When Humanity Dies
I watched people on social media—TikTok, Facebook, Reddit—dancing, laughing, mocking a man's death. I saw them celebrate and glorify murder itself. In our own Senate, when they tried to hold a moment of silence for Charlie, Democrats went berserk. They wouldn't even allow that basic human decency.
There is no greater evil in this world than celebrating death and murder. That is the epitome of evil, and it revealed something I should have known all along as someone reading Scripture deeply for the first time: This truly is spiritual warfare.
This isn't about politics. It never has been. That's the lie, the deception—that this is some left versus right thing. It's not. It's right versus wrong. Good versus evil. Light versus darkness.
The Fallen World Revealed
I've been foolish to think this was about political ideology. When people can watch a man dedicated to Christian service get murdered and then celebrate it, mock his family, refuse even a moment of silence—we're not dealing with political disagreement. We're dealing with something far darker.
These people are possessed by demons. I can't believe I ever thought that was made up. Satan is real, and his influence is undeniable when you see human beings celebrating the brutal death of someone who spent his life serving God and trying to bridge divides through honest dialogue.
The morality of our world has been completely inverted. Good is considered evil. Evil is celebrated as good. Righteousness is hated. The criminals are treated as victims while the actual victims are blamed for their own suffering.
This is what happens when you abandon God and deny His truth.
No Going Back
What happened this week has changed me permanently, and it should change all of us. There's no returning to normal. There's no "getting back" to some previous state of civility. The people who celebrated Charlie Kirk's death, who mocked his family, who refused even basic human decency—they've revealed who they truly serve.
If you can still support or make excuses for what we witnessed, if you're still talking about "both sides" or trying to explain this away through political frameworks, then you've been captured by evil. Your soul is lost. There's no other way to say it.
This isn't hyperbole. This is the spiritual reality we now live in.
The Call to Spiritual Arms
So what do we do? How do we respond to this darkness?
First, we must repent and return to God. We need to get right with our Creator, humble ourselves, and repent of our own sins. No sin is unforgivable except rejection of the Holy Spirit. God wants our humility and repentance—He will forgive everything else.
Second, we must unite as believers. No more quibbling over denominational differences. Orthodox, Protestant, Catholic—none of that matters anymore when we're facing this level of evil. We have to understand what we are against and stand together as followers of Christ.
Third, we must preach the Gospel with fire. No more passivity. No more hiding. No more fear of offending people or losing our comfortable positions in this material world. If we prioritize our earthly security over speaking truth and standing for righteousness, we've already lost.
Fourth, we must call out evil for what it is. No more tolerating lies. No more submitting to gaslighting. No more allowing people to invert morality without consequence. We must cast out demons in Christ's name because that's exactly what we're dealing with.
The Light in the Darkness
I know this is heavy. I know many of you are grieving and mourning as I am. We should grieve. This was a collective trauma, a sacred moment that reveals the true state of our nation and our world.
But here's what I know with absolute certainty: Evil will never overcome God's goodness. God always finds a way to make good come from darkness. I don't think they've realized what they've done by murdering a devoted Christian in cold blood and then celebrating it. This is going to wake people up in ways they never anticipated.
Christ is rising. Christ is returning—in us. He must rise in us. We are the risen, resurrected people by the power and glory of God. We must anchor this truth into our being and live with the courage that Christ gives us, because with Him, all things are possible.
The Time Has Come
This is a sacred moment in our country's history. We all have a choice, and there's no going back. No more playing it safe. No more staying silent. No more allowing evil to masquerade as good while we do nothing.
Take the time you need to mourn and gather your thoughts, but be ready. Decide where you stand, because this truly is good versus evil, and it's only going to get worse before it gets better.
The only way we overcome the darkness is through the light of Christ. Not through political action, not through human wisdom, not through compromise with evil—but through the power of God alone.
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." - Ephesians 6:10-11
"You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." - Matthew 5:14-16
The time has come. This tragedy will wake up more people than the enemy realized. The darkness of this world will be overwhelmed by the light of Christ, and we will drive out this evil—but only if we recognize the spiritual nature of this battle and respond accordingly.
We can do this. We will overcome darkness by the power of God and Christ alone. That's the only way, and that's our path out of this mess.
"'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord Almighty." - Zechariah 4:6
Christ is Lord. Let Him rise in you.
This Written Reflection emerges from a place of deep grief and spiritual awakening. If you're feeling the same weight of what we've witnessed, know that you're not alone. The time for spiritual passivity has ended. The battle is real, but so is our victory in Christ.