Such a sad sad day

saluki

Tears for those poor children and all those families at Virginia Tech. Just so tragic......

Where do you get answers? Can there be any?
Deepest sympathies

Madison

I agree Saluki, so very sad.
My prayers go out to all of them.

BethL

Unbelievable. I have neighbors that were frantic this morning trying to call their children who attend the school. It was a nightmare. Then one of my sons came home from middle school in his VA Tech sweatshirt, it was almost symbolic of how lucky I am. I have days when I feel sorry for myself because I'm dealing with this BC worry, and I realized how much worse things can be. I can deal with Breast cancer, i can't deal with losing a child. God bless those families.

betsy43

My sympathy and heartfelt prayers go out to all the greiving families. May our loving heavenly Father enfold you and comfort you.

newvickie

no words for the sorrow and sadness this has caused.

Sierra

Morning Saluki:

Just terrible

My friend just phoned me
here and dreadful headlines

My prayers and condolences
for all those
families, dear souls involved

Lisa40

Dear God, please help all the families that are affected by this horrible tragedy. I pray that serenity and comfort be placed in their heart knowing that your arms are wrapped around them. Amen.

ravdeb

A poem written by a congregant of a synagogue in the area...

My Stand
A Tribute to Liviu Librescu
By Philip C. Selz

In the darkest times we?ve seen, I was sent into the camps
As I smelled the stench of burning flesh, I knew my kin were gone
Survival was my only thought, I knew I must come through
But I didn?t know the reason that my living must go on

And when the war had ended, liberation finally came
And I grew to be a man and shortly after took a wife
And we raised our kids in Israel and we did the best we could
And we lived for those who died and worked to make a useful life

Then a teaching job came to me in America one day
And I thought that building new young minds was destiny for me
So I traveled to Virginia and I made a brand new start
And I taught engineering in this homeland of the free

Now I hear the hallways screaming as shots are fired there
And I hear the terror in the screams and understand their plight
So I bar the door from danger and I tell my students ?Run!?
And as the bullets breach the door I know that I must fight

And in these final moments as my life is seeping out
I think back over 60 years and finally understand
My own salvation now makes sense as children flee and live
I was saved that day to save this day, I?ve finally made my stand.