As a follower of Christ, as is presumably the person who gassed your children, I am deeply ashamed. Christ told us that the most important commandment was that you should love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself. The person who attacked you failed miserably at both.

May the God of Abraham be with you in your time of trouble, and may he move your attacker's heart to repentance.

What motivated me to write this letter?

Terrorism.

"She told me that the gas was sprayed into the room where the babies and children were being kept while their mothers prayed together their Ramadan prayers. Panicked mothers ran for their babies, crying for their children so they could flee from the gas that was burning their eyes and throats and lungs. She grabbed her youngest in her arms and grabbed the hand of her other daughter, moving with the others to exit the building and the irritating substance there.

"The paramedic said the young one was in shock, and gave her oxygen to help her breathe. The child couldn't stop sobbing.

"This didn't happen in some far away place -- but right here in Dayton, and to my friends. Many of the Iraqi refugees were praying together at the Mosque Friday evening. People that I know and love."

If you're so moved, you can send your own message of support to The Islamic Society of Greater Dayton at isgd@hotmail.com.

May God be with you, and with your neighbors.