Those are the words that went through my mind when the BBC news at 6 a.m. this morning announced the death of Raoul Moat, the man who'd been a stand-off with police following shootings earlier in the week which left two people injured and one dead.

Deeply sad that there is so much violence and easy access to weapons that kill

Deeply sad that a woman has lost her lover and her former partner in the same week

Deeply sad that children have lost their father

Deeply sad that a police officer was shot in the line of duty

Deeply sad that no 'way out' could have been found

Deeply sad that terror filled the hearts of ordinary people

Deeply sad that there was ghoulish fascination (the BBC website this morning has a 'step by step' account of events with eye-witness comments; and of course having clicked on the page, I'm no better...)

Deeply sad that someone, no matter who or what they'd done, spent their final hours in the rain, surrounded by armed police

Deeply sad that so many people are now left to grieve

Deeply sad that, all too soon, the commentaters and critics will pass judgement

Deeply sad that soon new horrors will replace this as news

Deeply sad.

Lord, have mercy,

Christ have mercy,

Lord have mercy.