When a person dies a tragic death and it’s universally covered by the media, we don’t need to hear spin on what a great saint or sinner they had been. Nor do we need to hear what a wonderful or terrible mother, brother, or citizen they were. It makes no difference. When an image of God dies, especially before their time, and double-especially when he or she was not ready to die (which, almost by definition, is the case with adherents of progressive Leftism), the immediate reaction should be concern for the departed’s soul. Not blame or political fallout. That can be discerned afterwards. Yet, talking heads throughout traditional and social media bypass this critical element without a thought, and dive immediately into blame and anger, often guided by ideology.

If you haven’t noticed, people change. Their wounds heal, they’re able to see truth more clearly, and with maturity and grace they can grow in wisdom, i.e., the ability to see the bigger picture and how the pieces fit together in place. How many (countless) videos are there on Youtube showing a profoundly grateful person thanking God that “I used to be X but now I’m Y.” A saint is a sinner who has eventually chosen to open his heart and respond to grace. Having that process potentially short-circuited via an early death is the most poignant aspect of these tragedies, regardless of who’s at fault.

Furthermore, we don’t need to see knee-jerk defenses of ICE agents, nor the crying faces of actresses while they whole-heartedly support the killing of thousands of innocent human beings each day in this country by abortion and IVF. The administration’s spin that these misguided protesters interfering with law enforcement were ‘domestic terrorists’ was both premature and uncalled for. Likewise, the hypocrisy of screaming Leftist agitators is palpable who remain silent each time a citizen is murdered by a criminal illegal immigrant – who might still be alive today had these people not resisted the deportation efforts of ICE.

Regardless who’s at fault, consistency in recognizing the sacred inestimable value of ALL human beings – from womb to tomb – as images of God on a journey is an essential foundation on which to conduct reasonable discussion and find just solutions to the violence and premature death.