Dear Susan: I, too, was in tears during this morning’s prayer group, my heart broken open with the tenderness and sweetness of human relationships. But gratitude overflowed as well — the bittersweet surprise of these people coming to our prayer group as best thing they could think of doing with their grief. The silence and sharing of the group is a healing balm, the “Beautiful Pool” of our current lives. We have been graced with such a treasure and the bonds we now share are permanent and beyond time and place. – Pamela
