The Lefkows live just around the corner from me. They live just down the block from my home church. Most of you know this. They are friends with AKMA. Susie has had the opportunity to be their pastor. Their lives, and now the deaths of Michael and his mother-in-law, Donna Humphrey, have changed us all. Justin was more than honest. There are signs around the neighborhood all conveying the same message. "Never again."
This morning the NY Times published this article. It is an interview with The Judge. Give it a read. Here is a brief exerpt.
She is stuck at the second stage of grief, anger - at the cruelty of killing two people hobbled by illness and injury, at the assault on what she calls "the linchpin of democracy," at the insecurity her children now face.It is simply unbelievable."Meg, she's scared; she's lost her father," she said of the youngest, now 16. "She says, 'Mommy, I'm not going to lose you. They're not going to get you.' I said, 'No, Meg.' Of course, I don't know. I never thought this could happen."
"I know that it happens to people every day," she said later. "Why should I be exempt?"
O Christ of the poor and the yearningPray for the coming day, for the Lefkows, and for justice and peace. Posted by tripp at March 10, 2005 06:16 AM
Kindle in my heart within
A flame of love for my neighbor,
For my foe, for my friend, for my kindred all.
From the humblest thing that lives
To the Name that is highest of all
Kindle my heart within
A flame of love.
-Celtic Prayers from Iona
welcome to the real world. that was what i was
told. my first month in nyc i encountered more dark 'n dirty stuff that broke my heart. there's no turning back. you can't forget.
the head priest at our church had a homily one
night that described 2 different people:
one person has had a good life. good childhood.
went to a good school. married. kids. normal
everyday stuff.
another person is living in a 3rd world country
being beaten every day. this person sees the world as a living hell.
Our priest then said, "God is God of both these people."
i have a very wealthy friend. he fits in category 1. he literally has had very little turbulence in his life. he loves his life.
he is an atheist. he sees no reason for God.
i tell him that i am going to keep my Invisible
friend. we jest with each other.
life is very complex. but there are the simple things. i like those.