On Grief (dedicated to the families of Newtown, Connecticut)

I’ve been trying to feel “Christmasy” all week, and the task was made even more difficult when I awoke to news of the horrifying scene at Newtown, Connecticut. I don’t know anyone from Newtown and have never even been near Connecticut, but I don’t think you need to know any of the victims or their families to feel the same shock that is reverberating throughout the world. You only need to be human to feel even just a sliver of the pain and the grief that the whole Newtown community is experiencing right now.