My heart is with all those for whom running the Boston Marathon was a goal that was to be reached this year. I am praying for all those families of the people who were killed and those who were injured, both physically and emotionally. I am sorry that such a special event and celebration ended in such tragedy and fear.
I am reminded afresh of the fragility of life. We all have our hopes and dreams. Sometimes those involve marathons of one kind or another. Other times we are running marathons just because they are part of the terrain of our path.
Sometimes, our marathons do have parts that knock us over or take us out of the race. Unexpected circumstances explode in our paths with often disastrous consequences that mark our lives forever.
I am surprised that the solid landmark event of the Boston marathon was targeted today. It brings an unexpected level of fear in the midst of the stable and ordinary markers of our lives.
For our children by adoption, those surprising and disastrous explosions are often expected and felt to be almost deserved. If life is too settled, our kids often unconsciously seem to create those familiar insecurities that for them are the expected norm. For our kids, their desires involve wanting to be loved, secure and belonging. These are often elusive goals, sabotaged even by the challenging and surprising wiring and explosions of their own brains.
Some in Boston tonight are fighting for their lives. Others are facing months of long rehabilitation. Still others have been deeply traumatized. Many are grieving. Their goals and perspectives have changed in an instant today. I am praying for each person for whom the impact of this cruel act is significant. I am reminded again of those explosions in the lives of my kids, also surprising and undeserved and the result of the cruel decisions of others. May we all bring love and kindness and prayers to these tragic circumstances both in our lives and in the lives of others tonight.
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