Sin

     I think violence is a sin that our society needs to be delivered from the most because so many innocent people are affected by our world's cruelty. Almost every night on the news there is a report for murder or violence of some sort and it is hard to hear about the innocent families and victims affected by one selfish act. It is terrible to see that men and women take it upon themselves to "protect" or "defend" by carrying weapons and using them to injure or kill others. If our society could learn to live without weapon use then I believe that the sin of violence would not be so prominent. When I hear that a child, teenager, or even an adult dies for no reason in the cross road of gunfire, I feel pain for those who have lost a significant figure in their lives. Thinking about this violence is also scary because these unfortunate events could happen to anyone, including those that I care about. It is hard to believe that some people actually think that the violence they are creating is valid, which is why the level of this cruelty is higher in our society than it has ever been in previous years. Whether this brutality is something as simple as a sibling fight or as extreme as someone being beaten to death, violence is a sin that will continue to hurt our society in many ways. Therefore, I think that if our society was delivered from unnecessary violence, then the world could potentially be one step closer to reaching the Kingdom of God.