How Should Christians Think about the Death of Osama bin Laden?

Doubtless there will be much commentary in days ahead about the appropriate Christian response to the death of Osama bin Laden.

I think it's appropriate for Christians to intermingle grieving and gratitude.

Grief for a life made in the image of God but so destructive of human life and so dishonoring to God.

And gratitude for justice being served as an instrument of God's wrath.

If it's true that "God's emotional life is infinitely complex beyond our ability to fully comprehend," it should be no surprise that his followers would reflect some of that complexity as well. After all, we are the people who are "sorrowful yet always rejoicing."

A couple of early pieces that point to this tension in the Christian life:

Christopher Morgan, "Grieving, Rejoicing that Osama bin Laden Is Dead"
Denny Burk, "Some Thoughts on the Death of Osama bin Laden"