Lord, I cannot help but wonder
what disrupted this young man’s life
so much — that he would explode into the campus
to interrupt so many lives.

I cannot help but wonder
if we missed him when he cried out from pain;
if we missed an opportunity to touch his life
before he took theirs.

Almighty God,
open our eyes to ways to touch those around us,
and ways to stop the plague of violence that lurks among us.
Amen.