Hudspeth: Remembrance has been on both the national level and locally
Stephen Hudspeth
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Stephen HudspethStaff / Hearst Connecticut Media
Over the last 30 days we’ve passed from violent takeover of our nation’s Capitol to inauguration of our new President to remembrance of the lives of the over 400,000 Americans lost to COVID-19.
That remembrance has been on both the national level and locally here in Wilton with separate services led by the Wilton Clergy Association and the Wilton Quaker Meeting.
Each service was powerful in its own way: The Quakers’ service offered extended quiet time for reflection in silent prayer for those lost to COVID and prayer that these turbulent times that are so challenging and so draining can yet become filled with peace. The Wilton Clergy Association’s service encompassed moving prayers, reflections and singing. It called upon us to have homes that are havens of peace, and in the words of Our Lady of Fatima’s Father Reggie Norman, “to receive stories of those different from ourselves .. to have the courage to have difficult conversations that challenge us, including about race, as we need to be challenged to reach beyond ourselves and build lasting community.”