It's been a tough day. I wasn't expecting the first thing I heard this morning was that Sean Taylor had been killed. For all my complaining about the American cultures need for celebrity, this death really hit me this afternoon on my way home listening to the press confernce and then hearing people's reactions. I soent an hour on the treadmill wacthing coverage holding back tears. I could look over at my little brother, 10 years younger than me and he was holding holding back tears. I'm sure it hits us more then the average person being from Washington and having grown up Redskins fans. But my heart really goes out to his family. His poor little girl who will have to spend the rest of her life without her dad. It's heartbreaking.I think Willis McGahee said it nicely.
"Sean was a great player, but more importantly a special person. When a senseless tragedy like this happens close to home, it really makes you think about the people in your life. This is much bigger than football; life is precious and you are reminded of that every day."
A song came to me as I was watching coverage, "The Fatherless and the Widow" by Sixpence None the Richer.
I continue to pray for the Taylor family and all thos who have been affected by his death.
Fatherless and the widow
Stricken down by the hand of death
Grasping for security
Anticipation of the imminent next
Of the imminent next
The fatherless and the widow
Find their souls filled with fear
Her lover gone forever
His hand to hold is never coming back
Never coming back
Behind closed doors they cry their tears
Behind closed doors they reveal their fears
To the God in heaven above
To the God in heaven above
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