Memorial

Today Don and I went to the Memorial for the shooting victims at Virginia Tech. It was the first time we actually walked the campus. Coming up to the memorial you begin to realize that what we saw on t.v. can never begin to allow you to understand the reality of what happened that day. As I approached the memorial it began to hit me - how many died that day. The are 32 stones that replicate the stones in the buildings of the campus. On each stone is the name of each victim. One by one you walk a half circle and read the names of each one that died that day. Some of the stones have a note, flower or some other item someone placed on it. These were real people the brightest and the best our nation had. It was a day that began like all our days began, but ended with such sorrow. There are at least 8 christians I counted. Those whose day began with such violence ushered into the presence of the Lord where now they have the peace that we so long for on this earth.

Oh, Lord how long? The sorrow of this world begs you come Lord Jesus. Come, but yet we know there is a reason you tarry- that more may be saved. For that I am thankful today. Though I long to see you Jesus, I want to see those in Blacksburg that have been through so much pain have the gospel preached another time from another person. Yes, there are others that have been there doing His work. We are not the first nor the last, but I pray the harvest is ready and the hope of souls yet to be saved will not be in vain.