Victoria Soto

Acts of valiant heroism often emerge in the midst of horrific events. That’s what happened during the tragic school shooting that occurred in Newtown, Connecticut last week.

27-year-old Victoria Soto, one of the teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School, made the ultimate sacrifice for her first-grade students. Investigators determined that Soto was killed while using her body to shield the children that she loved. Her selfless act will long be remembered.

We Christians are urged to remember the selfless sacrifice of Jesus, who gave his life to save ours. Isaiah 53:4-5 says, “Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.”