Today at an interfaith prayer service,
President Obama addressed the city of Boston, a city in shock, a city grieving
its losses, a city grieving the wounded.
He spoke to a city also brimming
with pride, celebrating their goodness, their shared humanity, and
their resilience.
Many
honored the city where in the midst of bomb blasts people ran towards the
wounded, not away.
I
am humbled and awed today by the collective insistence on love, strength, and
determination that pervaded every speech given by
the city’s leaders, and that poured out of the hearts of every-day folk on the streets of Boston.
In the face of adversity these voices are resounding and inspiring.
My
thoughts move to my clients who face of adversity. They
witness and experience cruelty and abuse. Their voices are quieter, and
sometimes silenced. In President Obama’s words "Even when our
heart aches, we summon the strength that maybe we didn't
even know we had, and we carry on." My clients too run marathons
that require perseverance, guts and determination.
May
we honor all those who persevere, and all those who run towards the wounded.
Thank you President Obama for insisting, “in the face of cruelty, we chose compassion.”
Laurie Kahn
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