Thoughts on VT shootings?

Honestly, when I first heard the news I barely flinched. I thought "how tragic," but at the same time I thought "What else is new. Violence is everywhere." I checked the headlines of the NY Times, skimmed the article, and went back to studying. I saw all the posts on the Go! Boards and the campus emails about holding remembrances and moments of silence but I ignored it. I've had a one-track mind focused on school lately.

But today as I was reading all the articles in the NY Times, my heart just broke. And I'm glad it did. I don't really know how to direct my emotions or thoughts...I'm not sure what I think about the whole thing. I'm not going to turn this into a reflective entry about the event or about my life. I don't have anything very substantial to say. No personal reflections or solutions.

Just that we pray and let our hearts mourn for this tragedy. I think that's important, that we not get caught up in racial, political, or social implications because at the very heart of the matter it's about humanity and what else can we do but pray and struggle and love?