https://youtube.com/shorts/HAgSsqpTLlc?si=X7Tz_SKkKX9fHy3m
Disclaimer: this is not Charlie Kirk "speaking from the dead" or any weird connotation like that. Although I initially had thought that he was on the record for saying what he said in the recording as per the the link above, while he was still alive, and that it had somehow made it to Pastor Vlad Savchuk's YouTube feed, as I was looking at it more closely, the title of the video posted stated that this is what Kirk would have said.
OK, so Pastor Vlad might have created an AI recording by sampling Kirk's voice to speak the prompt that he had typed out. I don't care. Whether Kirk actually said this, or whether Savchuk used AI to generate this, all I know is I really needed this, and I would not have previously known how much I needed it until I came across it. So I thank Jesus for inspiring this, and I thank Pastor Vlad for doing this. And if I needed this, I can only imagine how many other people also need this. I've already shared it in a couple text chains with folks with whom I knew this would resonate. And now I share it with you:
First, I want you to know, I'm fine, not because my body is fine, but because my soul is secure in Christ. Death is not the end; it's a promotion. Don't waste one second mourning me. I knew the risks of standing up in this cultural moment, and I'd do it all over again. Second, do not let this violence divide us further. The enemy wants chaos, fear, and retaliation. Don't give it to them. Instead, double down on truth, double down on courage, double down on your faith and on your families. That is how you honor me. Third, remember this: America is worth it. Free speech is worth it. Fighting for the unborn, for families, for sanity in a culture gone mad, it is all worth it. So dry your tears, pick up your cross, and get back in the fight. Do it with joy, do it with strength, and never ever let evil think it won.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. Revelation 21:4, NKJV
[This post was edited as I had previously thought this was a real live recording of Kirk having said this at some point.]