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U.S. NEWS

ICE Shooting

A federal immigration agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis last Wednesday, and protests erupted across America. 

The ICE agent shot 37-year-old Renee Good, a U.S. citizen. Good's car was partially blocking a neighborhood street as she protested a raid by ICE agents. Footage shows agents approaching her car, ordering her to get out, and trying to open the car door. Good accelerated, running into an agent who was in front of her car. That agent shot through the windshield, killing Good.

DHS says the agent later went to the hospital to be treated for “internal bleeding.” Whether his life was in danger has been passionately debated. 

The White House is standing behind the agent. They say he’s an experienced agent who had recently been injured by a car. They say Good used her car as a weapon after “stalking” agents all day. Others say the agent was not in real danger. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) said ICE was bringing “the opposite” of “safety.” He colorfully demanded that agents leave the city.

Over a thousand “ICE Out for Good” protests were held across the nation over the weekend. They were showing support for Good and protesting ICE raids like the one in Minneapolis. About 1,000 more immigration agents joined the ~2,000 already deployed to the area. Monday, the state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities announced they’re taking the Trump administration to court over the White House’s “federal invasion.”

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ABOVE ALL, LOVE
Believers have an opportunity to be anchors of love and peace during days of division and contention. Approach sensitive conversations with humility, curiosity, and grace, pursuing justice in a way that shows God’s Spirit at work in you. 

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The law is not against such things. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.”
Galatians 5:22–25 (CSB) (read full passage)

Ask your kids what they have already heard about this story.
Chances are, they’ll surprise you. 

Ask questions to gauge understanding: “What have your friends been saying about this?” or “What have you seen online?” Ask questions to cultivate curiosity and compassion: “What do you think motivates the people supporting Renee, and what motivates the people supporting the agent(s)?” Ask questions about what’s next: “What does this story make you want to do?”

What do I want to make sure my kids know in light of this story?
When something divisive happens, taking a side is less important than having empathy and compassion for both sides.

It’s OK to have a stance on contentious issues… but more opinions in a noisy, tragic moment is not what the world needs from believers. The world needs comfort, humility, compassion, and hope (Colossians 3:12-17). 

The courts will sort out justice, and we can hold them accountable to do so. But setting ourselves against some of our neighbors on a divisive issue makes it harder to love and draw near to them (Luke 10:25-37). We’re on the side of the kingdom of heaven, where love trumps knowledge (1 Corinthians 8:1; 13:1-13; 2 Corinthians 5:20).

• Learn together. What gaps in your knowledge did you notice as you discussed this story? Do a little digging, then share what you learned with each other. Did your findings change how you see this story?
   

• Memorize Colossians 3:12-14, “Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you are also to forgive. Above all, put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity” (CSB).
   

• Pray with us for everyone affected by this tragedy: Good Shepherd, we come to You to still our burdened souls. Minister to Renee’s family as their world rips apart. Give ICE agents and local law enforcement peace to carry out their duties with faithfulness and integrity. Quiet anxiety, anger, and fear across the country. And protect believers from our enemy, whose seeds of hatred grow into weeds of discord that choke out our fruitfulness for Your kingdom.

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