Today the school shootings extended to a private, Christian school in Pennsylvania. Not much is known yet about the shooter. He lived in the area, and left a suicide note. Reportedly, he was avenging something that happened to him when he was twelve. The death toll stands at four, with more expected to die in the hospital.
Tomorrow I will meet with the principals about school safety and security. The biggest problem is the idea that it can't happen here. Of course it can. Can we make it absolutely safe? No, we can't. Can we improve? Sure we can.
I am sad at the loss of innocence for the kids at school. The closer we come to a "lock down," the harder it is to look like an extension of the home. Should going to school look like going on an international plane flight? Must we hire a crew of armed guards? Would that guarantee anything? No, it wouldn't.
The last generation saw violence come into their homes and school via the live television news feed. The generation is seeing it come in live. What would it all mean without the belief that God is in control? That is something we need to stress to the kids. Evil exists, but God is still in control.
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Interesting quotes from the Amish:
"We think it was God's plan, and we're going to have to pick up the pieces and keep going," he told AP. "A funeral to us is a much more important thing than the day of birth because we believe in the hereafter. The children are better off than their survivors."
"I don't think there's anybody here that wants to do anything but forgive and not only reach out to those who have suffered a loss in that way but to reach out to the family of the man who committed these acts."
"As we were standing next to the body of this 13-year-old girl, the grandfather was tutoring the young boys, he was making a point, just saying to the family, 'We must not think evil of this man.' "It was one of the most touching things I have seen in 25 years of Christian ministry."
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