Breaking News!

One more time the breaking news banner across the screen captures our attention and we learn of another tragedy. Today it is the Virginia Tech murders. The pictures and sounds of it all don’t make sense to us. We shake our heads in disbelief and our eyes brim with tears. How can someone go on such a rampage and take so many lives? We question a culture that evokes this insane response to someone’s despair. As details are revealed and accusations made, families and friends are grieving the loss of loved ones. We are hearing “they should have….” Larry King and Dr. Phil are analyzing what has happened. Our hearts are heavy. When will this violence end? Help us, O God, to claim our faith and to live into the hope and promise of tomorrow.