Naquada

So today I had a call from a close friend who said that two people they knew had been identified as dead by their family in the Sharm al-Sheikh bombing. Originally listed as ‘missing’, its now been confirmed that they were among the victims of the bomb.

Its so unfair that lives can be taken away like this, snuffed out and erased for no reason, for no cause, for no sensible reason. It probably never enters these peoples minds of the knock on effect, the scars and gaps they leave in peoples lives with these cowardly acts, the future that they take away from these people, and from their families and friends.

Its now the closest I’ve been to losing someone directly, to have someone close enough to be able to relate to that loss, and the frightening thought that it could be anyone, anywhere including myself that falls victim to these pointless murders..

God grant me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change;

courage to change the things I can;

and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time;

Enjoying one moment at a time;

Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;

Taking, as He did, this sinful world

as it is, not as I would have it;

Trusting that He will make all things right

if I surrender to His Will;

That I may be reasonably happy in this life

and supremely happy with Him

Forever in the next.