Sunday, July 24, 2011

Norwegian Day of Mourning

Norway is a small and peaceful country. Today the country mourns.

"In the secret of my heart I am in perpetual quarrel with God that He should allow such things to go on. My non-violence seems almost impotent. But the answer comes at the end of the daily quarrel that neither God nor non-violence is impotent. Impotence is in men. I must try on without losing faith even though I may break in the attempt."-----  Mahatma Gandhi



Please join me in a prayer for all the loved ones lost and for the families who mourn them, myself included.

Thank you for all your kind words and wishes. I will be taking a few days off from blogging.



21 comments:

Beth@Wiccan Make Some Too said...

Such a horrible tragedy. My thoughts are with the families & indeed, the entire country.

Stranger in a Strange Land said...

My best wishes to all the people of Norway. Like a worker said on the Island, I would never have believed that such a thing could happen in Norway, but it did, and we have to deal with it.

That's the proper attitude and shows the goodness in the Norwegian character.

Kindest regards,
Mike

shelly said...

Positive thoughts to Norway!

Anonymous said...

I am still stunned by it all. So many lives lost because of one mad man. It is hard to make sense of it all. My prayers go out to all those involved.

Laura Eno said...

Such a senseless tragedy...

Anonymous said...

Dear God! I hope he rots in Hell! Why would anyone do that. It breaks my heart.
I am praying for your country my friend. What a day of mourning you are facing. As I said yesterday this reminds me somewhat of what we experienced during 9/11 and as you know America is still grieving as will the people of Norway for years to come.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

I will!

Ellie Garratt said...

I find it so hard to comprehend this kind of tragedy. What makes someone do this? A horrible, horrible tragedy.

dolorah said...

Such a horrible event. I don't understand how people can be so cruel. Hard to believe only one man can be the instigator of such devastation.

........dhole

Sylvia Ney said...

My condolences and prayers go out to all affected by this tragedy.

Mary@GigglesandGuns said...

Such a heartbreaking event. prayers for the victims and their families as well as the famil of the suspect.

Linda H. said...

What a tragic event. My heart goes out to all affected.

Cruella Collett said...

We stand together in this. "Today we're all Norwegians", "Today we're all AUF", and especially, today we're all fellow human beings, and we all mourn our brothers and sisters.

I hope your family has received good news since you posted on my blog. My thoughts are with everyone affected.

Bossy Betty said...

Thinking of all of the people of Norway....

J.L. Campbell said...

Such an apt quote.

Really hard to understand why anybody would spend their anger on the innocent, but this had become the norm the world over.

Crazy Life of a Writing Mom said...

I'll be praying!

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry about your friend. I'm happy for your new addition on Saturday and you take as much time as you need. Let me know when you are back.

N. R. Williams said...

I saw this on the news and thought of you immediately. I hope you and your loved ones are safe.

Nancy
N. R. Williams, The Treasures of Carmelidrium

Michael Di Gesu said...

Of course, I will....

I've been thinking a lot about you and your country all day....

Michelle aka Naila Moon said...

I am truly sorry to hear about your friend and all those lost in your country.

You are all in my thoughts.

Peace...Naila Moon

Anonymous said...

I pray for the families left behind in their hard time of mourning. May the lord bless you, hold you and carry you through this tough time.