Reflecting On The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

A Moment That Shook Many

The events surrounding the death of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025 shook many—myself included. The aftermath and the conversation surrounding it seems unprecedented – at least for many years. If old enough, we remember where we were when JFK was shot, the towers fell, and now when Charlie was murdered.

My Initial Response

I had never heard his name before and it wasn’t until I had multiple people call me in tears that it got my attention. I am a passionate lover of Jesus, proud to be a native born citizen of the United States but honestly the news and all the propaganda from the media gives me nightmares. I choose to watch very little news or television, not even knowing the weather most days.

Maybe my head is in the sand, but I choose to focus my time on that which is eternal - being present where I am and honestly, praying.

Discovering Who Charlie Was

After the phone calls, I began researching Charlie Kirk trying to find out what happened and what he stood for, and why it was exposing such emotion. What I saw was a man, Charlie, a brother in Christ, who would not be going home to his earthly family.

I have experienced the anguish of becoming a widow and my heart breaks for Erika who is now part of this club. I began praying for her immediately. I have experienced the heartbreak of my father dying when I was young and know how the lives of these two children have irrevocably changed. Life will never be the same for these three - among so many others.

The Division We See

I watched people celebrate the death of a man. This wasn’t an evil man. This was a man who loved, who had a family and who shared the gospel. I have heard and read Christians and non-Christians alike spew their opinions. This is truly a reflection of them and their hardened hearts and not a reflection of Charlie or his boldness.

Politics divide. My family is at odds as I am sure yours is too. Christians are at odds and can’t seem to agree. This country is at odds with most blaming the other side.

A Prayer for Tyler James Robinson

As I have sat and prayed first for Erika and those children, now my focus has broadened. Now I pray for Tyler James Robinson. I looked into his eyes on the television and was saddened.

I can’t imagine the courage it took his father to ‘do the right thing’ when it hit so close to home. I can’t imagine being his mother wondering ‘where did I mess up’ or ‘what did I miss’ as that is how I felt when my daughter didn’t speak to me for a period of time. I pray for their guilt to be released as it is not from God.

I pray for Tyler James Robinson to come to repentance. To truly in his heart become sorry for that which he did. For when this happens, he will have found the gracious and merciful God that I follow and love and the one that loves me. God will forgive Tyler James Robinson just as he has forgiven me – both of us undeserving.

And on that day when Tyler James Robinson goes home to meet Jesus, Charlie Kirk will be there to greet him. Because that is the love that he demonstrated here on earth. And if you can demonstrate that kind of love on earth, you definitely will do so in heaven.

A Call for Us All

May we each ask for hearts softened by grace, led by compassion and rooted in love - the kind of love that our heavenly Father gives us. And may we choose to love, especially when it’s hard to give.