Yesterday's tragedy at Virginia Tech weighs heavy in our hearts.
when events like this are close to home, when our sons and our daughters are affected and when the nation reels at how vulnerable we all are, it's good to pause, pray and ponder.
We pause because we are stunned. Stunned at the brutality and stunned because we are reminded that true evil does exist.
We pray because we naturally turn to the One who ultimately is in control. We may not understand why seemingly senseless tragedies happen but we pray knowing that God can heal, God can mend and God protects.
We ponder because we are confronted with our own mortality. The bible says, "we do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
I realize that the media is full of reports from people that want to use this opportunity to express their opinion on a variety of subjects, from gun control to campus security to the need for the government to do something....anything.
I'll take this opportunity to pause, pray and ponder.
For some reason (perhaps you know) I'm also reminded of the song by Larry Norman, "I wish we'd all been ready", and recently recorded by DC talk. If you'd like to see the video, you can click on the
link Life was filled with guns and war
And all of us got trampled on the
floor
I wish we'd all been ready
Children died, the days grew cold
A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold
I wish we'd all been ready
Chorus
There's no time to change your mind
the Son has come and you've been
left behind
I wish we'd all been ready
A man and wife asleep in bed
she hears a noise and turns her head he's gone
I wish we'd all been
ready
Two men walking up a hill
one disappears and one's left standing
still
I wish we'd all been ready
Chorus
The Father spoke
the demons died
how could we
have been so
blind
There's no time to change your mind
the son has come and you've
been left behind(2x)
I hope we'll all be ready(you've been left behind) (3x)
Yesterday's tragedy at Virginia Tech weighs heavy in our hearts.
