The comfort I drew from listening to these words being sung while sitting in the front pew on Sunday night was that as we near the wedding date and prepare for this blessed sacrament of marriage that Adam and I need not fear. Now, after having read this update on the plane crash that recently occurred in the French Alps. How my heart aches for these people...so many lives lost...so many families and friends dealing with the loss. Having had many students recently travel near and far for missionary work over Spring Break and having just recently flown back from New Orleans with Adam on Saturday morning, many aspects of this story hits home. 16 high school students from Germany as well as two teachers are presumed dead. One couple who perished in the plane crash had been married just two days prior to the crash...probably enroute on their honeymoon. Wow...Adam and I have been excitedly counting down the days to what will probably be my favorite sacrament and the honeymoon shortly after it that I can't help but imagine what it must have been like for the couple to surely have been ecstatic at marrying one another then continuing on for rest and relaxation as they boarded the plane days after the wedding. Reading the description of the parents desperately calling their children on their cell phones to find that there was no answer was so heartbreaking. This article sure puts things into perspective. Prior to reading this update on the plane crash, I had been stressing over grading projects and finding time to respond to wedding related emails that have been sitting in my inbox for over a month. Now, I'm just grateful that I can reply to these folks and that my students are safe and sound and attending my classes day in and day out on campus. Let's all offer up a prayer and send peaceful healing thoughts to those affected by this tragedy amidst the hustle and bustle of today.
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