Sadness to Madness

Speechless.....

My prayers go out to the families, students, professors, police, and friends impacted by the murders this week by Cho Seung-Hui, a student of Virginia Tech. I know the media has mentioned a significant amount of the time that Cho was a South Korean, but he has resided here since he was 8. He attended elementary, junior high, senior high, and now college all here in the U.S. He was, by all standards, a resident like many of his peers. His disability to cope with his many issues resulted in psychopathic explosion unparalleled in American history. I must take odds with those who would attempt to use this tragedy and moment to soapbox and preach their issue "du jour." Do not exploit this criminal and evil situation nor the people involved to advance your cause. Thats exactly what Cho did. He "used" people and a horrible event to advance his cause. This was demonstrated by his mailing of a package of videos and writings to NBC News. Although much of it presented irreverent ramblings, they meant something to him. Mentioned in them were hedonism and Christianity. Why together? Maybe he found that they were frequently intertwined. For this we should take a strong look at what we Christians have demonstrated to those walking lonely, hurt and isolated all around us. Who reached out to Cho? Who failed to love him? Who physically or mentally hurt him? Who simply wasn't a friend to him? We need to make sure we personally do not aid or inspire other Cho's that may be out there. I hope that this is the last time we ever witness such blatent evil taken out on innocents, but I do not believe that will be the case. The world is full of people who are capable of these acts. Let's make sure we reach them first with the love and healing power of Christ. The alternative is that they reach us and our loved ones with the hate and destructive desires of the devil. Let's care for their sadness before it results in madness.