Why
it happened
this senseless killing
this tragic massacre
today, Friday, December 14th, 2012
the innocent school children and adults
at Sandy Hook Elementary School
at Sandy Hook Elementary School
in Newtown, Connecticut, USA
why
why
why
there is violence
there is turbulence
always brewing and lurking
in the minds of a few
who seemed to be
out of touch with reality?
Why
did it happen
again
but in a different place and time
an unexpected rampage
in a school
where kids play and have fun
learning everything they can
without fear of being harmed?
Why
why
why
did we not learn
something
did we not learn
something
from the past
from the history of our past?
Why
the unthinkable occurred
unexpectedly, without warning
the loss of lives
while we were caught up preparing
to celebrate and commemorate
for His coming?
Why
the violence
the turbulence
the shooting
the killing...?
Let us pray:
Mother Mary, pray for us,
console the mothers and the fathers
of the deceased and the injured;
Mother Mary, pray for us,
console the mothers and the fathers
of the deceased and the injured;
Gracious God, grant us peace
and send your Only Son again
to give us hope and life;
Jesus, gather us your flock
and lead us to Your Kingdom
where there is eternal joy and peace.
and send your Only Son again
to give us hope and life;
Jesus, gather us your flock
and lead us to Your Kingdom
where there is eternal joy and peace.
And may the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God,our Father, rest in peace.
Amen.
Amen.
-chris a. quilpa
14Dec2012
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