http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/04/17/virginia-tech-a-first-person-account/ Thoughts on faith and culture from the community of NewLife Christian Fellowship, Glastonbury, CT Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/04/17/virginia-tech-a-first-person-account/comment-page-1/#comment-188 a seeker Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:29:58 +0000 http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/04/17/virginia-tech-a-first-person-account/#comment-188 Thank you for posting this. As I watched the events unfold on tv, I couldn't stop thinking about the man who did this, and wondering what kind of circumstances brought him to this point. I knew it had to be deep pain. I also thought about the verse quoted above, Matthew 5:21-22, knowing that we all have that sin nature within us which includes a bent toward anger and revenge. I can't remember a time when I cried so much watching the news and felt somehow I,too, was experiencing the tragedy of it all. Our prayers will avail much; it is promised by God. And we will see good beyond the grief. Thank you for posting this. As I watched the events unfold on tv, I couldn’t stop thinking about the man who did this, and wondering what kind of circumstances brought him to this point. I knew it had to be deep pain. I also thought about the verse quoted above, Matthew 5:21-22, knowing that we all have that sin nature within us which includes a bent toward anger and revenge. I can’t remember a time when I cried so much watching the news and felt somehow I,too, was experiencing the tragedy of it all.
Our prayers will avail much; it is promised by God. And we will see good beyond the grief.

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