Speaking at a nationally televised memorial service Wednesday, President Obama focused on the legacies of those killed and wounded during the shooting Saturday in Tucson, Arizona. The President offered hope while acknowledging the reality of evil.

"Scripture tells us that there is evil in the world, and that terrible things happen for reasons that defy human understanding," Obama said. "In the words of Job, 'When I looked for light, then came darkness.' Bad things happen, and we have to guard against simple explanations in the aftermath."

Obama quoted from Psalm 46 when referring to Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona), who was meeting with her constituents when she was shot. "God is within her, she will not fall," Obama said. "God will help her at the break of day."

Obama referred to heaven when he spoke of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, who was killed in the shooting. "If there are rain puddles in heaven," Obama said, "Christina is jumping in them today." Green attended St. ...

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