How to Respond to the Boston Marathon Bombings
Whoever did the Boston Marathon bombings, lets make sure we don’t demonize a group of people, lump people into categories, or try to close ourselves off from the rest of the world. That would be the worst possible outcome I can imagine. Of course, we should protect ourselves and seek justice, but let’s make sure we keep our hearts and heads present and realize that we are living in a fragmented, broken, wounded world. We are all wounded. While we defend ourselves and seek to defeat terrorists, we also need to reach out to one another. It’s difficult to engage in battle and to reach out to others at the same time, but that is the task we have before us.
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It is difficult, and I’m not sure I know how to “engage in battle and reach out to others at the same time.” A lot of my friends and other people in my own religious community will be angry and bitter about the bombing. Some will, in fact, demonize people. I try to avoid doing so, but I often find that I overcorrect, completely miss “reaching out”, and become too passive to make a difference. I also become angry with the people who are angry, if that makes sense, and that produces very little positive activity. What a difficult balance! Thanks for the challenging thought.