A school community coming together to heal, to recover, while never forgetting what has happened here. A day of uniting and sharing. The Rev. Dave Peters of Genesis Presbyterian Church slowly read the names of the slain students and teacher. We recognize the many who struggle with enduring feelings of the loss of personal safety and of well-being, and wonder if we're ever going to get that back again. He joined Hammond in urging people to look ahead.
Today is a day to reclaim our yearning to move on, to take steps forward.
Let us continue the good work of so many whose words and deeds are producing in our very midst hope and healing, peace and a welcome for all. I've moved on. I've had a sense of peace about it, knowing where Cassia is. She's up in heaven. Pages will open in a new browser window External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive.