extended consolation. in our diversity, we have been united. in our perplexity, we have been led again to run to god and to remember that no matter how strong, fast or successful we may be, we are ultimately children of eternity, able to find true hope and solace only in the bosom of our father, in the realm of prayer and spiritual humility. in that pair dradox of weaknesst we have entered into, we can become more gracious and more powerful. better channels for the grace of god to enter into this broken world. this is a small, immediate comfort, of course, to those who lie right now in a hospital bed, contemplating a life that has