Joel and Victoria Osteen on coping with tragedy

This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” December 17, 2012. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

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MONSIGNOR ROBERT WEISS, ST. ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH: There is it no answer to why this happened today. We just have to work together and stay together and try to be a comfort and consolation for each other. These parents lost their hearts today and try to reach out to them and show them some care and concern has got to be our top priority.

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SEAN HANNITY, HOST: That was Monsignor Robert Weiss from St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Newtown, Connecticut. He is among the many clergy members who that community will turn to in the days and weeks and months ahead as they search for answers.

And with just one week until Christmas, that task is going to be very painful. Joining me now to talk about the role of faith that will play in the healing process, Joel and Victoria Osteen of the world renowned Lakewood Church in Houston.

Guys, good to see you. Merry Christmas to both of you. How are you doing?

JOEL OSTEEN, LAKEWOOD CHURCH: Great. Thank you. Good to be here.

HANNITY: I said this in the beginning of the show. I don’t know words — you can’t write words to help parents who lose kids like this. I mean, I don’t know. I would never recover. Nothing you could ever say to me that would help me.

JOEL OSTEEN: It has to be the grace of God to get you through it. That’s why, you know, we deal with situations like this — not this tragic — in a big church all the time and you feel at a loss. All I can tell you is God has you in the palm of his hand and just turn to him. And it’s interesting even some of the families we’ve talked to, you know, they feel that peace, they are still sad and it’s still tragic, but God has a way of getting you through these things.

VICTORIA OSTEEN, LAKEWOOD CHURCH: It is going to take time. It’s going to take a lot of time. You know, being that it is a week before Christmas, but you know, right now like you said words can’t express. You can’t tell anyone anything, but you know, just being there. You don’t need to say anything. Just having people around you that love you and knowing the nation is supporting you has got to be a lot of help.

HANNITY: I know that we’re supposed to as Christians forgive. I don’t think I would be that forgiving. I’m trying to put my — it’s very hard. I can’t imagine this pain because I think this tops the list. You lose your child and someone kills your kid. I don’t know how you get to that point. I know what Jesus did on the cross, but I am not Jesus as a lot of people know. I am serious, but I don’t know how you do that.