Peter Hong, the lead pastor of the church I’ll begin working at in a couple of weeks, posted some thoughts about the recent violence in Chicago.

Nine people killed in 36 different shootings throughout the city (SEE this article). Reflecting on the senseless tragedy, I experienced a myriad of emotions—sadness and grief for the families of the victims; anger at the perpetrators who killed seemingly without a moral conscience; fear for my own children growing up in the city; loss of hope that nothing can be done. I found myself honestly asking, “God where are you in all this?

There’s also a word of challenge for us as a church family. Will the city of Chicago see in US this same God who cared so much that He was personally willing to get involved? Will the city of Chicago truly see an “alternate Chicago,” a community of people who not only care that there are people dying senselessly from violence, but are willing to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? Will the city out there see a group of radical revolutionaries laying down there lives in sacrificial service to show this world a glimpse of God’s Kingdom here on earth, a world without injustice, a world where righteousness prevails?

You can read the rest on the NC3 website.