The Glory of it All

What even is there to say after the last few days in this country. How do I respond? How should a believer, a follower of Christ respond to lives being lost? Do I seek justice? Do I pray? Do I offer scripture? Do I post cute little sayings? Do I deflect and post stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with anything? What do I do?

What do I know?
Death is hard.
It comes for everyone.
It is impossible to escape.
Sometimes it comes far too early.
Sometimes it comes in unjust ways.
Sometimes it just doesn't make any sense.
But knowing this, doesn't make it any easier when death comes.
Alton Sterling's family knows this.
Philando Castile's family knows this.
The family of the officer's in Dallas know this.
I know this.
If you're reading this, you probably have lost someone close to you and know it as well.
If you haven't lost someone close, you are blessed with that but know, you will eventually.

Anything else to say here feels cheap. I've tried.
It seems that we do not get mourn and grieve without someone telling us we are doing it wrong or someone saying we should not mourn the loss of a certain life for some stupid reason in this internet age.

Don't be that person.
Don't trivialize what others are feeling.
Just because you are heartless doesn't mean that there is nothing to grieve.

Allow people to mourn for the loss of life.
Allow people to grieve for the state of this nation.
Don't trivialize this for someone else because you don't get it.
Don't offer cheap anecdotes because you don't know what to say.
Don't be Job's "friends" that tell him he is wrong for grieving the loss of his family.
Don't start a pointless argument on the internet because you are ignorant.
If someone is grieving and you don't know what to say, don't say anything.
You don't have to say something all the time.
Hold a hand. Give a hug. Cry with them.
If you want to show some someone love, just be there.