So I have recently just heard the news that Osama Bin Laden is dead and I am kind of confused as to how I feel. Part of me is happy that he personally can not harm those who are innocent any longer. Part of me is worried that he will become a martyr and many troops and civilians alike will be at risk, as his followers may retaliate. And a third part of me mourns for the death of a man, a man who was someone's child, a man who was not just someone's child, but was a creation of God. The fact that unless there was some miraculous conversion before his death means there is a good chance that he will unlikely spend eternity in Heaven with God.
Despite all of this confusion as to how I should feel, what I do know is that more than likely God was out looking for a sheep, one sheep out of a hundred, and that sheep has died. God more than likely was unable to save this sheep in this instance, because this sheep kept wandering and did not head the voice of its shepherd. I feel that God desired to have a relationship with Bin Laden, but it seems more than likely that Bin Laden rejected that relationship. For this I feel God mourns.
One other thing I know is this, a life is gone, no matter how evil that life may have been, dancing and celebrating in the streets is the wrong response. After all, the Arab world, who views the United States as the personification of evil, did the same after the attacks of 9/11. And if you were like me, it only angered me even more. But the only outcome of a similar reaction will only bring us down to the level of those who hate America, a level where I would rather not go.
So we can be happy that justice has been served, but please, don't be happy that a person had to lose their life, very likely their eternal life. I know that God mourns for the lost soul, and because He mourns, I mourn too.
