An experience of collective pain does not deliver us from grief or sadness; it is a ministry of presence. These moments remind us that we are not alone in our darkness and that our broken heart is connected to every heart that has known pain since the beginning of time.
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The rock strengthens me. The river rushing through me Cleanses Insists That I keep moving toward A distant light A quiet place Where I can be Continuous And in rhythm with The song of summer That you have given me.
~ from MANY WINTERS by Nancy Wood and Frank Howell with thanks to Paula Davis