Jessica Moe

I sit and stare at an empty screen and a flashing cursor.  I cannot conjure the words to express my sympathy and grief after learning of the events on the campus of VA Tech today.

I find myself understanding that sometimes in life there are such profound human emotions that the everyday nomenclature of emotion seems to not apply.  This is just such an occasion.

It doesn’t make sense.

To say I am sorry for your pain is not enough.

I am certain that what I feel is only a fraction of your shock, only a fraction of your horror….

This is the cruelest kind of blow that life can bring.

I will pray for you all: family, friends and students.

My own grief has taught me that moving forward, allowing time to pass…days, hours, even minutes…can be the most frightening part.  Time marches on and you feel stuck.  You are afraid that the event will fade in the minds of people you meet and they won’t understand the wound in your heart, the scar on your soul.
All I can say, my bit of hope…is that I want you to know, no matter where you go in life after today…we won’t forget what happened today.  I will never forget…..and I will always pray for you.