A second South Korean hostage has been killed by the Taliban.

Praise God!

There is no need to mourn our brothers in Christ, for they went to their deaths steadfast in faith and conviction.

This can only serve to deepen the Faith of the rest of the hostages. And even if the other 21 are killed, this will just serve as a testament of their faith to bear witness to the rest of the world.

Also, we must remember that God, in his Wisdom and Grace, has allowed - nay, dictated that this happen. Even if all of them are crucified upside down and then gruesomely beheaded, this is all just part of his Divine Plan and is for the Greater Good. Therefore we should pray that His will be done and that if need be, all 21 of the remaining hostages will die in any manner necessary, no matter how horrific it might be.

Amen.

[Addendum: See also a response to this, and a Christian explaining why ""Thy will be done" isn't "Thy will which happens to be convenient and/or beneficial to me be done""]