No Words to Say

It's truly hard to know what to say in light of what happened at Virginia Tech yesterday. It does seem to me that for whatever reason in our society and culture when people lose it these days...they really lose it. Violent crimes of rage seem to be getting more personal and more destructive.

Here are two great links to read and reflect on during this time of tragedy:

The first is from Christianity Today and is titled "Peace in a World of Massacre" and talks about what Jesus calls us to, even when we are most frightened.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/aprilweb-only/116-23.0.html

The second is a link to The Washington Post's section on Faith. It asks "How does your faith tradition explain (and respond to) senseless tragedies such as the Virginia Tech shootings?" They have a panel of responders from a variety of faiths. It's an important discussion to have.
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/2007/04/virginia_tech/all.html

What do you think causes someone to do such things? And, is there anything that we as a society can do to keep things like this from happening again? Please pray today for Virginia Tech, and all who are grieving over this unspeakable tragedy.