We must mourn. But we mourn not only the death of physical life, we also experienced the death of an innocence we thought we had, of security as we knew it. Our world will never look the same. I am particularly concerned about our children, as they work through such a frightening event that we adults could not have imagined. We must be sensitive to their questions and confusion, even as we are bewildered.
Incredible sadness is the honest reaction of a healthy, strong spirit.
Lutheran Disaster Funds immediately went to work. Our synodical structures and congregations in New York City and Washington, D.C., are actively seeking to serve in an overwhelming situation. The vulnerability we all feel enhances our ability to act compassionately. We are children of God, finite yet emboldened with God's grace, vitally concerned about sisters and brothers who have been devastated. We care, because God cares.