John and Elizabeth Edwards Statement on Virginia Tech Shooting
Title
John and Elizabeth Edwards Statement on Virginia Tech Shooting
Description
<p id="noquote">Apr 16, 2007</p>
<p id="noquote">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:</p><blockquote><i>
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.</i></blockquote>
<p id="noquote">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.</p>
<p id="noquote">John and Elizabeth Edwards</p>
<p id="noquote">--</p>
<p id="noquote">Original Source: <a href="http://johnedwards.com/news/headlines/200700416-vt/">http://johnedwards.com/news/headlines/200700416-vt/</a></p>
<p id="noquote">Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0</a></p>
<p id="noquote">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:</p><blockquote><i>
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.</i></blockquote>
<p id="noquote">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.</p>
<p id="noquote">John and Elizabeth Edwards</p>
<p id="noquote">--</p>
<p id="noquote">Original Source: <a href="http://johnedwards.com/news/headlines/200700416-vt/">http://johnedwards.com/news/headlines/200700416-vt/</a></p>
<p id="noquote">Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0</a></p>
Creator
John and Elizabeth Edwards / John Edwards for President
Date
2007-05-23
Contributor
Brent Jesiek
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0
Language
eng
Citation
John and Elizabeth Edwards / John Edwards for President , “John and Elizabeth Edwards Statement on Virginia Tech Shooting,” The April 16 Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://april16archive.org/items/show/202.