Candlelight Ceremony

 
I went to the Candlelight Vigil for Victims of the South Carolina Church Shooting sponsored by the Division of Institutional Diversity, Equity, & Community Engagement at Texas Tech. It was organized by students, but open to the faculty, staff and community.  I sent the announcement out to the social work network.  I saw 2 other social workers there.
The organizers told me they started planning Tuesday. The crowd was small: I thought it would be very large.  I am sorry more people did not turn out. I cry easily at situations like this, and when I spoke, I was sometimes near tears.

The wind was stout, so the candles did not stay lit. It was not dark, anyway.

It was a brief ceremony, with a variety of tones:  education, anger, and reconciliation.  I think it is time in my life to somehow get more involved in community development and improvement in equality in Lubbock.  I am not sure how.  But I am sure God will lead me on the way.