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The Daily Article

Uvalde pastor shot at by gunman responds to terror in sermon

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

News, Christianity, Daily News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Pastor Gilbert Limones was shot at by the Uvalde gunman. He also works at a funeral home and has since helped prepare for the young victims' burials while consoling grieving families. In The Daily Article for June 7, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison shares his story, discusses our modern quest for contentment despite "headline stress disorder," and calls Christians to choose God's way for our lives over our own way.

Author: Dr. Jim Denison

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast for Tuesday, June 7th, 2022.

0:08.3

I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim Denison.

0:13.6

Gilbert Limonis is a pastor in Uvaldi, Texas, who also works at a funeral home there.

0:18.5

On the morning of May the 24th, a truck crashed into a concrete ditch behind Rob Elementary School

0:24.6

and across from the funeral home.

0:26.6

He and another funeral attendant went outside to investigate.

0:29.6

The shooter then fired at them multiple times, missing them both.

0:33.6

They got away and immediately called the police.

0:36.6

Pastor Limonis has spent most of his

0:39.1

days since, helping prepare for the young victim's burials, consoling shattered families, and

0:44.5

trying to help his congregation cope with their grief. When tragedies happen, all the enemy needs

0:50.1

is a willing vessel, he told his church, which is located less than a mile from where the shooting occurred.

0:56.0

Recent days have made this point tragically clear.

0:59.0

At least 17 people were killed across the U.S. last weekend in at least a dozen shootings.

1:05.0

At least 65 more were wounded.

1:07.0

A mass shooting at a Nigeria church killed at least 50 people, including children, and injured

1:13.4

dozens more. If you're overwhelmed by all the bad news, you're not alone. One therapist coined

1:19.7

the phrase headline stress disorder to describe what so many of us are feeling. In times like

1:25.4

these, it can be easy to lose hope for a better future,

1:29.1

but it's always too soon to give up on God. Yesterday, we discussed our quest for happiness

1:35.4

and meaning. Let's continue with a fascinating book review in the Hedgehog Review that asks,

1:41.4

why do good fortune and prosperity leave so many of us unhappy? In it, St. Thomas

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