tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28653122.post4834810646123502444..comments2023-12-08T06:26:40.172+00:00Comments on Men Have Emotions too! Diary of my walk in faith!: Thoughts on the Virginia MassacreAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873367968534872219noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28653122.post-32014931470275749622007-07-13T18:45:00.000+01:002007-07-13T18:45:00.000+01:00I stumbled across your blog looking for reviews fr...I stumbled across your blog looking for reviews from a Christian perspective of the new Rush album, then I saw this entry and wanted to comment.<BR/><BR/>I graduated from Virginia Tech in 1989 and now live and work in the Washington, DC area, so this tragedy captured my attention even though it did not touch me personally.<BR/><BR/>What I wanted to relate to you was a story told by Chris Garriott at our church concerning the mourning service held in the VT stadium shortly after the shootings. Chris runs a chapter of Reformed University Fellowship at the University of Maryland (http://www.um.ruf.org/) and felt called to attend the VT service. <BR/><BR/>According to Chris, the service was presided over by representatives from many faiths: Christian, Hindu, Muslim, etc. And in the politically correct tradition, there were no prayers and no mention of God. With such a cross-section of faiths it is no wonder, but still sad. Anyhow, Chris reported that at one point someone in the audience near the front stood up and started reciting the Lord's Prayer. He describes what followed as a wave, as people started joining in from front to back. He says that by the time the wave got to him they were on 'forgive us our debts'.<BR/><BR/>You can draw your own conclusions, but this event speaks to me about how God has not abandoned this world, nor will he be silenced. And it sometimes only takes one person to cause a sea change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com