A special post in light of the Boston Marathon bombing

You may need to send out a facebook/tweet/email to the group saying that you are around if they need to talk.  At the next gathering, bring up the bombing.  Analyzing the possible political implications is not helpful (and usually wrong).  Let kids talk, without countering or correcting.  If someone gives bad information, correct it or ask where they got the information.  Have a calm, mostly silent prayer for the victims.  Pray for peace (without giving a definition).

Psalm 42, Psalm 37, Hebrews 12, 2 Peter 3:14-18

The real issue for many youth is that things like this destabilize -- they wonder if they can trust the world at all.  They need to come to the conclusion that the world is MOSTLY trustworthy and that events like this are both rare and unpredictable.   They cannot pull out of life because of them.