An Email From The Edwards Family

[babsbunny]

The Edwards Family



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

[jhrobbins]

1. God, I just love these lovely people.

[northofdenali]

2. Truly compassionate humans, the Edwards.

What a beautiful tribute. Thank you for posting. Rec.

[acmavm]

3. Got that e-mail too. How thoughtful of the Edwards to take the time to

try to convey some comfort and help in understanding this horrific situation.

That e-mail did impress me. It really did.

[Colobo]

4. That's also on their website; Obama and Clinton have nice messages too

[waiting for hope]

5. Tragic - for they

know all too well the loss of a young person - they are "Grace and Dignity" personified. It's a gut feeling - But John Edwards will be our next President.

K & R!

[blossomstar]

6. Caring, beautiful people...

I really hate to say it, but this tragic incident only reinforces Elizabeth's comments about the jerk neighbor with the gun deal. People that throw their guns around are dangerous...

[The Witch]

7. Presidential. But even more than that, human.

That's why I love Edwards.

[venable]

8. I love the Edwards, and I love the families whose lives have changed today, forever

and the families, Iraqi and American and British and any who have lost their loves in this god-awful conflict.

It's all just so horrible.

I think their note is just about as beautiful as can be offered. There is nothing, really, to be said at such a moment, but one must say something, just to say we are still human, and hopefully reach the families with the knowledge that the world is with them, and will honor their lost ones.

[northofdenali]

9. Did you read Elizabeth's blog on this?

http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/4/16/211240/384#14

snip:

We don't know the stories yet, but surely we will. And we don't know why, and likely we will never really know and certainly we will never truly understand. But for each of them, we have to try, we have to learn why this tragedy repeats itself here, in this country of the greatest possibilities, a country built on the right to pursue happiness. Why here? We have to figure this out. And then we have to get about the business of fixing it.
For them, and for us all.

Courage and peace and mercy.

Truly, truly gracious, compassionate and hopeful people.

[ultraist]

10. Dignity & Grace

Senator and Mrs. Edwards continue to demonstrate dignity and grace---precisely what we need in our President and First lady.