On 12/14/2012, in Newtown, CT, the Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings occurred. 20 school-children and 6 adult staff members were killed by a 20-year old named Adam. It is a truly frightening thing to read the details. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting)
Here's a line from that speech: 'I can only hope it helps for you to know that you're not alone in your grief; that our world too has been torn apart; that all across this land of ours, we have wept with you, we've pulled our children tight.'
This song is titled 12/17/12.
In December, 2012, Colin's wife Carson was pregnant with their second child, who was born the following March, named Milo Cannonball.
This song is a reflection on the excitement and wonder at bringing a new life into this world, along with feelings of worry and uncertainty regarding the kind of world this child will be living in. In this song, Colin is 'pulling his child tight' to himself, in an emotional response to what happened in Newtown.
Obama's speech touches on biblical scripture a few times throughout. And right near the end he says, 'God has called them all home.'
The last lines of this song say:
Oh my God, what a world you have made here
What a terrible world, what a beautiful world
What a world you have made here
This line is not formed as a question; it is a statement, directed at God. Listen to the way he sings 'And Oh my God'. That is not a happy note. It is a criticism, or perhaps, a thrown gauntlet. It invites God to respond, to offer up an answer, a reason. Why would God add such terrible things to such a beautiful world? Why would he 'call them all home' in such a dreadful way?
But this statement, and the line from Obama's speech, presuppose that this is God's doing; part of his plan. According to the Bible, it is not. God created a beautiful world. Another person brought evil into it.
God's stated purpose, since that time, has been to make it wholly beautiful again. It is why Jesus came to earth, and why he preached about the 'Kingdom' that was to come.
@DontEmailMe I think you're right about the connection with Colin's son being born. However, I'm not at all sure what any of that has to do with Obama or Sandy Hook.
@DontEmailMe I think you're right about the connection with Colin's son being born. However, I'm not at all sure what any of that has to do with Obama or Sandy Hook.
On 12/14/2012, in Newtown, CT, the Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings occurred. 20 school-children and 6 adult staff members were killed by a 20-year old named Adam. It is a truly frightening thing to read the details. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting)
On 12/16/2012, President Obama delivered a speech at the interfaith vigil held in Newtown, in honor of the victims. The transcript is available online. (http://www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167412995/transcript-president-obama-at-sandy-hook-prayer-vigil)
Here's a line from that speech: 'I can only hope it helps for you to know that you're not alone in your grief; that our world too has been torn apart; that all across this land of ours, we have wept with you, we've pulled our children tight.'
This song is titled 12/17/12.
In December, 2012, Colin's wife Carson was pregnant with their second child, who was born the following March, named Milo Cannonball.
This song is a reflection on the excitement and wonder at bringing a new life into this world, along with feelings of worry and uncertainty regarding the kind of world this child will be living in. In this song, Colin is 'pulling his child tight' to himself, in an emotional response to what happened in Newtown.
Obama's speech touches on biblical scripture a few times throughout. And right near the end he says, 'God has called them all home.'
The last lines of this song say:
Oh my God, what a world you have made here What a terrible world, what a beautiful world What a world you have made here
This line is not formed as a question; it is a statement, directed at God. Listen to the way he sings 'And Oh my God'. That is not a happy note. It is a criticism, or perhaps, a thrown gauntlet. It invites God to respond, to offer up an answer, a reason. Why would God add such terrible things to such a beautiful world? Why would he 'call them all home' in such a dreadful way?
But this statement, and the line from Obama's speech, presuppose that this is God's doing; part of his plan. According to the Bible, it is not. God created a beautiful world. Another person brought evil into it.
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/good-news-from-god/why-god-allows-evil-and-suffering/
God's stated purpose, since that time, has been to make it wholly beautiful again. It is why Jesus came to earth, and why he preached about the 'Kingdom' that was to come.
http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/what-gods-kingdom-will-do/
@DontEmailMe | Not sure why the editor formatted the links without a colon after http. Here they are formatted properly (I hope).
@DontEmailMe | Not sure why the editor formatted the links without a colon after http. Here they are formatted properly (I hope).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167412995/transcript-president-obama-at-sandy-hook-prayer-vigil
www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167412995/transcript-president-obama-at-sandy-hook-prayer-vigil
www.jw.org/en/publications/books/good-news-from-god/why-god-allows-evil-and-suffering/
www.jw.org/en/publications/books/good-news-from-god/why-god-allows-evil-and-suffering/
www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/what-gods-kingdom-will-do/
www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/what-gods-kingdom-will-do/
@DontEmailMe I think you're right about the connection with Colin's son being born. However, I'm not at all sure what any of that has to do with Obama or Sandy Hook.
@DontEmailMe I think you're right about the connection with Colin's son being born. However, I'm not at all sure what any of that has to do with Obama or Sandy Hook.
@iamjackslameusernameon Please see my reply to peter72395 below.
@iamjackslameusernameon Please see my reply to peter72395 below.