In learning the news of Sunday night’s mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, people everywhere took to the Internet, united in shock and at a loss for words.
While some shared their condolences, and others questioned the world we’re living in, few had more compelling posts than the one and only Candace Cameron Bure.
The Fuller House star is never one to stay quiet about her faith in God, and Monday morning was no different.
Bure reposted a photo from Megan Garrett that quoted John 16:33, which reads, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart, I have overcome the world.”
A powerful Bible verse in light of the events that have now unfolded, but comparably impactful were the words Bure shared with the image.
“Evil doesn’t take God by surprise. He knows we will suffer in this lifetime and His heart breaks with ours,” Bure writes in reference to the verse. “But He’s also still sitting tall on His throne, not pacing back and forth nervously.”
Then she delivered up this powerful truth—an encouragement to others and a reminder that God is sovereign: