On Wednesday morning, hours before the vigil, Lucado posted a 10-minute video on his Facebook page in which he offered a “word for anybody who feels overwhelmed” at a time when protests and destruction have taken center stage after months of pandemic shutdown.
“The rest of society is stressed, abandoning ship, walking away, tossing in the towel, angry, bitter at each other,” Lucado said. “We are in desperate need of a few Jesus-loving, God-fearing, spirit-filled people to turn to Christ and say, ‘Christ, just help us.’ My name is on that list. I hope yours is as well because He will and He can.”
At a time when many are searching for answers to questions about equality and race relations in the U.S., Lucado said people can feel overwhelmed as they try to solve societal problems with only a human response. In addition, there are other problems that individuals and families are facing during this...