I have been having a very terrible time shaking off the deaths that occurred recently. I mean the nineteen firefighters who died in that horrible blaze. I can't imagine the pain that their families, loved ones and friends are going through right now. I just can't.
My prayers reach out for these families, these ones who are hurting, May God grant you the fortitude to bear this great loss.
Since last night, I haven't been able to stop saying "Nineteen at once". These brave men gave their lives. The bible says greater love hath no man than this, that a man should lay down his life for a friend.
These men died in a ferocious wild fire; the cause of which is at the moment unknown. I wonder if the cause would ever be known. If you are in the habit of smoking and also in the habit of throwing you cigarette stump out your car window and into the neighbouring bushes, please have this on your conscience; you may be guilty of murdering these nineteen gallant firefighters.
Dispose of your cigarette stumps appropriately, don't throw them out of the windows of your moving vehicles. Don't leave burning coals unquenched in the woods after your barbecue parties. Don't play in the bushes with matches or lighters.
Think carefully and considerately about others. Your carelessness may cost others their lives.
Nineteen at once? What a shame!, what a pity!
May these gallant firefighters find rest in the bosom of the Almighty.