School Shootings, Another One?

School shootings...........This time it is Virginia Tech University. At first the CNN report was one dead and several injured. I turned the volume down so that we could work in the classroom....An hour or so later, I looked up at the TV screen and the subline reads "22 dead and 28 injured"! What? That is absolutely atrocious. What can possibly be in the heart of a person who would do such an abominable thing? There is only one answer to that question. Evil in its ugliest form has to be the guiding force in people who would randomly shoot innocent people; young people training to be the best they can be at this university; young people with hopes and dreams. All of that is cut down to the ground, their lives gone, their hopes and dreams left unfulfilled. What horror for their parents! I can't imagine how I would feel if my child were a student there. They hear the news but aren't able to reach their loved one. What agony in the wait! Oh God, be merciful in the lives of all whom have been affected. What good can come out of such pain and tragedy? Only, only evidence of the love of God through people He puts in stategic places. Lord, show yourself plainly to the many who will suffer pain from this terrible event.
(I just heard the update, 31 dead. How depressing.)