Love Never Ends

Choosing Compassion in a Time of Division

My heart has been heavy with the news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. A life cut short by violence is always tragic, but what has weighed even more is the reaction. Some have celebrated the news. Others have implied he deserved it. That, to me, reveals something broken in us.

I believe in something more. I believe that love is stronger than fear. That God loves everyone. And that every person, no matter their politics, no matter their mistakes, no matter their place in society, deserves that love.

If we let ideology blind us from the simple human act of caring for each other, then we’ve lost sight of what matters most.

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Remembering Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk was best known as the founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative voice who dedicated his career to engaging young people in political life. He was passionate, polarizing, and unafraid to stand boldly in his convictions. Whether one agreed with him or not, his work left a mark, and he lived with undeniable commitment to the causes he believed in.

And now, he is gone. What remains is not just the loss of a man, but a mirror held up to our culture, showing us how we respond when someone we disagreed with can no longer speak for themselves.

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The Broken Places in Us

What this moment has revealed is painful. The celebration of violence, the impulse to gloat at a death is nothing less than a corrosion of our humanity. Dehumanization follows close behind, as we allow our political tribes to define who is “worthy” of compassion and who is not. Even grief has been weaponized, twisted into a tool for blame and division rather than a sacred pause to mourn. When we reduce others to their ideology, we forget something essential: that they are someone’s child, someone’s friend, someone made in the image of God.

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Core Truths Worth Holding

If politics, ideology, and fear are pulling us apart, then we must return to the truths that bind us together.

Every life matters, not because we agree with everything someone said or did, but because human dignity is inherent. Grief should be sacred, not a stage for ridicule or attack. Truth must remain central, because rumors and conspiracies only deepen wounds. Dialogue is essential, not to conquer or convert, but to listen, understand, and connect across divides. And above all, love endures. At the heart of faith, and at the heart of any real hope for our society, is the conviction that love never ends.

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What We Can Do

These are not abstract ideals; they are choices we can make every day. At home, we can teach our children empathy and model humility in our disagreements. Among friends and neighbors, we can choose kindness over contempt, even when we differ. In public discourse, we can hold ourselves accountable for how we speak, post, and debate, insisting on responsibility and respect. In tragedy, we can respond first with compassion, allowing grief to unite us instead of divide us. And in faith, we can pray, seek peace, and let love not fear, be the foundation of our response.

This work starts small, but it matters. The healing of a nation begins with the healing of families and individuals.

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Hope for Tomorrow

This is a hard moment. But it can also be a turning point.

Imagine a society where disagreement does not mean dehumanization. Where loss calls us to reflection, not revenge. Where even across politics, ideology, and faith. we choose to see the human being first.

For our children, we must hope for that world. For ourselves, we must build it. And for Charlie Kirk, and for every person lost too soon, we must let tragedy remind us: life is fragile, and love is stronger.

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So What Now?

Charlie Kirk is gone, but how we respond to his death is still being written. Will we harden into bitterness? Or will we let grief soften us toward compassion?

I believe the better story is possible. Because love never ends. Because everyone deserves it. Because we can be better.

Let us prove it, not just with words, but with how we live.