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To: All; WVNan

Beautiful sentiment from the Edwards family. I love that old hymn

We are simply heartbroken by the deaths and injuries suffered at
Virginia Tech. We know what an unspeakable, life-changing moment
this is for these families and how, in this moment, it is hard to feel
anything but overwhelming grief, much less the love and support around
you. But the love and support is there. We pray that these families,
these students, and the entire Virginia Tech community know that they
are being embraced by a nation. There is a Methodist hymn that gave
us solace in such a moment as this, and we repeat its final verse here,
in hopes it will help these families, as it helped us:

In our end is our beginning; in our time, infinity;
In our doubt there is believing, in our life, eternity,
In our death, a resurrection; at the last, a victory,
Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.

Our dearest wish is that this day could start again, with the promise of
these young people alive. Knowing that cannot be, our prayer is for
God’s grace and whatever measure of peace can be reached on this
terrible day.

John and Elizabeth Edwards


3,565 posted on 04/16/2007 7:07:15 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: AppyPappy

CNN saying “they know his name”. what is it?


3,582 posted on 04/16/2007 7:13:32 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: AppyPappy

That is a touching message from the Edwards family. They have faced tragedy in their lives too.


3,616 posted on 04/16/2007 7:22:31 PM PDT by WVNan
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To: AppyPappy

Prayers are with you guys.


3,625 posted on 04/16/2007 7:25:23 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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