The fall of 2017 and forward has been a time of struggle in Texas. We have experienced national tragedies--Harvey's flood, the 26 people killed inside FBC Sutherland Springs, and the 10 people killed at the Santa Fe, TX high school. And, there were other shootings outside Texas. What are we to do? Certainly we are called to due diligence in everything physically possible to protect our communities and stop these acts of violence. But there is more.