I am currently watching the memorial service for Charlie Kirk. There are a few things that stand out to me–a lot of the speakers are so young! These are young people who have a purpose and a goal. I am thoroughly impressed. These young people are dealing with grief–their boss was cut down by an assassin’s bullet in the prime of his life, but there are intent on carrying on his legacy. Actually, they are under the same threat that he was, but they are carrying on his work.

The service is focused on Christianity, as was Charlie. The speakers are sharing their grief and their purpose. They are calling for his mission to continue regardless of the risks and pushback from people who do not share conservative Christian ideas.

Turning Point USA was an antidote to the caustic culture of our time. TPUSA supported the values that formed America–strong families, Biblical morality, a strong work ethic, and civilized debate. Many of those values have been lost in recent years. The fact that Charlie Kirk was killed illustrates the fact that there are people in America who do not value civilized debate and are not interested in hearing what someone who does not agree with them has to say.

TPUSA impacted lives of young people and of older people. He introduced young people to the idea that having Jesus in your life provides a purpose, goals, direction, and blessings. Many of these young people had not grown up in the church, and what Charlie was preaching was new to them. We will probably never know how many young lives were turned around when the heard the Good News of Jesus.

I think the most amazing moment of the memorial service was Ericka Kirk stating that she forgives the man who murdered her husband. That is the message of Christianity–Jesus Christ went to the cross to forgive us; we are called to forgive others.

TPUSA will continue under the leadership of Ericka Kirk. As she walks through her grief, she will be responsible for carrying on the work her husband began. Millions of people are praying for her, and I am sure she will be successful in the task. Meanwhile, all of us need to recommit to living patriotic lives that are in accordance with Biblical morality. That is the appropriate response to the killing of Charlie Kirk.