Solidarity in Tucson

As someone who met the state of Arizona and the city of Tucson for the first time this past weekend, I am pleased to see how the city has responded to this awful tragedy. I am pleased to see that the community continues pushing for peace, that it does not seek to avenge, that it seeks to cover those hurting and heal them, and that it has reacted out of love. It is never good to observe something like what happened. Such an action tears at the fabric of society and at the fabric of the souls of those involved. Those involved will never be the same as they were before. However, there is a chance that they will love stronger and stand firmer for peace. With today's announcement that the city has begun forming a band of "angels" to protect the mourners from the picketers claiming the shooting was God's will, I am encouraged about the prospect of love and peace winning all.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/11/arizona.funeral.westboro/index.html?hpt=T1