bible verse about children like arrows in a quiver

Many questions remain, most of which won’t be answered this side of heaven. He didn’t make those pipe bombs and he didn’t gun down that teacher who was leading his students to safety. But of this much I am sure: God is not the author of evil. Where was God when those two students opened fire? Why did so many young people have to die? Why didn’t God stop it? I have to admit that there are many things I don’t know. What was meant for evil, God intended for good – and only He knows how the end of the story will unfold. I am certain of this – that God can redeem this senseless tragedy. Although the events of Tuesday came as a complete surprise to the world, I am comforted by the fact that it did not come as a surprise to God. I have discovered that in my weakness, he is strong. It has been a journey of complete dependence upon the Holy Spirit. I realize I am completely inadequate to minister in this crisis context. It has been physically and emotionally draining. I have been to the hospital to visit a girl who, by the grace of God, is lying in a bed rather than a coffin today. Their accounts are too gruesome to put on paper. I have listened to horror stories of those who miraculously escaped the school library, only after witnessing their peers being shot to death at point-blank range. Over the last few days I have hugged dozens of students and cried with them. It wasn’t until I arrived in Littleton on Wednesday morning that I was able to comprehend what had happened. When I first received the news of the shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton early Tuesday afternoon, I had no idea of the magnitude of the tragedy. Late last night he sent me an e-mail letter describing the events of the last few days. He flew back to Chicago on Friday to be with our high schoolers at an overnight event, then flew back to Colorado Saturday afternoon. On Wednesday morning Craig flew to Littleton to help minister to the students and their families. Thirty kids from his new youth group were in the school that day. His new church is located two miles from Columbine High School. He will be leaving us in a few days to take a similar position at the Southern Gables Church in Littleton, Colorado. While the killing was still going on, it happened that we were holding an ordination exam for Craig Steiner, our Pastor of Student Ministries. The two gunmen ended their savage rampage by killing themselves. Before they were finished 12 students and one teacher would die and many more would be injured. At 11:15 a.m., Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire. Little did they know that their tranquil world was about to be shattered forever.

At Columbine High School the students were still buzzing about the prom the previous Saturday night.

Tuesday morning dawned bright and clear and peaceful in Littleton, Colorado.

Bible verse about children like arrows in a quiver