Shooting

I am horrified by the shooting that happened today. So many school shootings and all I can ask myself is why? Is there even a reason? Is there something we are doing wrong as a society or as parents or teachers or leaders? Or is it just simply that there is pure and senseless evil in this world and that is what this was? I think the biggest thing I keep thinking is about the parents of the surviving students who were there. Those children should not have seen what they saw today. It's bad enough when our war vets, many who are only barely over 18, have to see and live through combat situations and death and the horror and pain they have to suffer forever after. But for one so young, just children, to have to live through that? Will these kids ever be the same? How does a parent handle the PTSD that is sure to follow in the coming days and weeks? I think, beyond just the parents of those who were killed, we also need to keep the parents of those who weren't in our prayers. They are going to have to really be there for their children now. Be there to hold them when they wake up from a nightmare or when they become angry or fearful of everything. Be there to shield and protect these little ones from violent images on TV or in video games which may set off violent memories of today. Be there to help them through this. This is not something children should ever have to deal with but they will have to and those parents are in my prayers.