Jesus Wept

April 24th: Jesus Wept

They dae grand memorials in America. I used tae work from time to time in the building just up to the right of the above picture in Oklahoma. I took these pictures one lunchtime whilst wandering aroon doon toon.

The Oklahoma City bombing was an attack aimed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a U.S. government office complex in downtown Oklahoma City. It took place on on April 19, 1995, just over 12 years ago.

The attack claimed 168 lives and left over 800 injured. Many of them were kids. It was an atrocity, just pure evil. My own daughter was born in 1995. The memorial is on the site of the building that was brought down. The chairs at the memorial are different sizes - the weans have small chairs, the adults proper sized. It's quite moving. As I said they dae great memorials in America.

Why it happened isn't worth discussing - it was simply wrong - it's that straightforward. Then again so was Sept 11, just as it's wrong what's going on in Iraq and a whole host of other places and a whole host of things that have happened in the past.

The graffiti on the wall was from one of the first fire teams onsite to attend the rescue scene.

They like their God and church in America and there is nothing wrong with that.

Each to their own and live and let live is always what I subscribe to.

However I can't but sense it's all something to hide behind and in the cold light of day, the statue below overlooking the memorial site better describes my own feelings about it all.

I have the sinking feeling that there will be many more events and atrocities in the world like this in future years and I'll be left holding my heid in my hands at the needlessness of it all.