What is wrong with people?!

Sunday started out looking terribly bleak; it was rainy and gloomy. I dragged myself out of bed and went an hour late to my lunch date. By the time lunch was finished, the sun was shining brightly and there was no hint of the morning gloom. My friend and I put on our walking shoes and left our cell phones in the house as we spent six hours walking around downtown, occasionally stopping at small shops and cafes. It was a fantastic day spent walking and talking with one of my best friends. After discussing every little detail of what was going on in each others lives, I drove home with a sense of peace I hadn't felt in a long while. I was completely oblivious that Sunday was also a day of senseless violence. Monday morning, phone calls and e-mails brought me crashing down from my cloud as I learned the events of Sunday afternoon- the very same day I felt as if everything was finally right in my little world. My friend's sister was gunned down Sunday around noon in Baltimore. She was 25 years old, six months pregnant, and at the wrong place at the wrong time. The friend she was with was also killed. Three lives were lost that day, as efforts to save her unborn child failed. Not far away, later that afternoon in D.C., another friend's husband was shot point blank in the chest while loading his truck. For landscaping equipment, he is in the hospital fighting for his life. Tomorrow I have a job interview for the job I am so eager to get. Before I go, I will call my friend to ask how her husband is doing in his battle to stay alive. After the interview, I will drive to the viewing of my other friend's sister. Then I have to go to work. There will be no joy in my heart tomorrow, as the day I have been so looking forward to has been tainted by tragedy. Please pray for the family and friends affected by this weekend's events.