They came to share their suffering with us, baring their souls before we even asked how they were. Yet seeing us walk was healing. It was like visiting a sick person. Even if you don't have any medicine with you, the person feels better afterwards, just because of the visit. Years of violence have brought great tragedy.
More violence can only bring more harm.
Now is the time for peace. It was a message that was welcomed with tears by the thousands of people who witnessed and participated in the Walk. That peace can begin within themselves. Until now, people had been told that peace comes through guns. Now they are happier because they realize that there is something they can do in their own lives now.