Tragedy at Virginia Tech

I feel as if I have to say something about the devastating tragedy that took place yesterday in Blacksburg, Virginia. One of my best friends and her husband work on campus are graduate students at VT. She called me on Sunday to tell me that they had left town for a family emergency and that they would most likely be gone all week. I was upset that they were going through this situation but I knew that things would work out just fine. I know that God works in mysterious ways but this one was made so profound yesterday morning when I saw the news that there had been a shooting. As the day went on and the news only got worse I was comforted by the fact that they were not there and in danger. I pray for the families and friends of all the students at VT but for the victims most of all. I can not imagine what they are going through today and what they will continue to deal with in the future. Things like this put so much else about life in perspective. I am so blessed in the life that I have and the friends that surround me. I am blessed to have a loving family. But most of all, I am blessed to be a Christian and have a loving and all-knowing God that takes care of me on a daily basis. I do not deserve the life I have, no one does, but I am eternally grateful and forever in awe.