Fear Every Thing

So I was going through Facebook and stumbled upon this little gem written in the wake of the Virgina-Tech massacre:

I have spent the past two days just reading, re-reading, watching the videos, and listening about the tragedy. But it’s not enough. I still feel so much confusion, frustration, anger, hurt, and grief. Where’s the catharsis?? I have so many questions still and the answers just aren’t available. I have this overwhelming ache to know: Why did this happen? Is it possible it will happen again? Why are some people so troubled and is there ANYTHING that I can do?? What if it had happened here? Does everyone know that I LOVE them?? I can’t help but cry just thinking about it. But thinking is ALL I can do!

9-11 didn’t hit me this hard. Maybe because I was so much younger. Maybe because of the blatant brutality of these shootings. Maybe because I fit the profile of the victims, and so do you. Maybe because now it seems so much closer, all the more personal. All I know is that now I’m feeling the vulnerability of someone just “going about their day”…but waiting for the ax to fall. Where next? When will it end? This is such a scary time…Please pray, folks.

I think this has struck a nerve in me that’s been festering since Thailand.

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