Why?

Having a rough time enjoying the beauty of this incredible weather, 53 degrees above in January in Iowa!  Yesterday my man and I took a little road trip, but my mind kept turning to the fact that old high school classmates were burying their 21 year old daughter who lost her battle with cancer.

This morning I clicked on facebook to see how everyone was doing, only to discover that another youth was shot down in cold blood last night!  Only 17 years old, an Upward Bound student like my daughter, the grand nephew of a family friend, gone too soon.  If the local paper is correct the suspected gunman is a 15 year old!

All I can do is pray for all involved, including the person(s?) responsible...when will we get to a state of grace where all of this violence will cease and we can learn to love one another as God intends for us to do?

Sorry for the preachy-ness of my posts lately, but I feel so powerless to do anything but pray that things improve in this crazy world...