\u00a0Today’s terrible news of the bomb attack on the Boston Marathon has left many of us grieving: for our friends, our fellow human beings, the city of Boston and our world.<\/p>\n
My heart goes out to all caught up in this horror:<\/p>\n
To the parents and families of the little 8 yr old boy and the two other people whose lives were stolen from them.<\/p>\n
To the injured who face a nightmare journey of pain and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
To the athletes who dedicate so much of their lives to their pursuit; whose families came to watch them run the most famous modern marathon in the world.<\/p>\n
To all the spectators and fun-lovers who had their day \u2013 and their lives \u2013 shattered.<\/p>\n
To a beautiful, iconic city whose carefree innocence and happy village atmosphere will be forever changed.<\/p>\n
To all those who now walk in fear and uncertainty \u2013 victims of terrorism.<\/p>\n
Perhaps we can appreciate the circumstances that sow the seeds of discontent, but none of us understands the evil that visits destruction and untold suffering on the innocent.<\/p>\n
About 400 years ago, John Donne wrote immortal words, quoted many times (a truth but never a clich\u00e9<\/span>) and more than ever applicable today:<\/p>\n ‘No man is an island’.<\/p>\n From all of us who wish for a good and fair world, to everyone who has been touched by this senseless, shocking tragedy:<\/p>\n We send you our love, our thoughts and our prayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0Today’s terrible news of the bomb attack on the Boston Marathon has left many of us grieving: for our friends, our fellow human beings, the city of Boston and our world. My heart goes out to all caught up in … Continue reading