I'm in Southern California now, preparing to meet with the leadership of CCC here about reaching out to the 2.5 million students in their region. It somehow seems very fitting in light of the drama of the tragedy at VT. We know that 4 CCC students were among the 32 who were killed. That the troubled young man, Cho, had been encouraged and invited many times by the Korean CCC students to various activities, but he had remained isolated. I can't imagine the grief of family and friends who have just lost their loved ones on a random Spring day at college. This is not supposed to happen, life was never meant to end this way.
Around the US and the world, students are connecting about this tragedy. The awareness of "it could have been me" seems tangible. Students are gathering on campuses everywhere to pray, and just to be together. At the VT Convocation yesterday, "Amazing Grace" and Onward Christian Soldiers" are among the hymns that are played. President Bush: "People who've never met you are praying for you". We must all be in prayer that God would redeem this day of death to bring life; to bring from this pain and grief an awakening of true spiritual healing and life and grace that will astound us all. Tomorrow is a day we in CCC are calling on students everywhere to join in prayer for the families of those lost, the faculty and students and community of VT, and for the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ to break through in this dark moment.
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