The Federalist: How Ash Wednesday Answers Our Grief At The Parkland Murders

 

The universal hatred of human death is a unifying force. Let’s not use it to divide. Instead, let’s take some time to rejoice in common ground.

An Associated Press photo by Joel Auerbach is imprinted on my memory. It captures a scene from the mass murder in Parkland, Florida, where 17 students and teachers were killed last Wednesday.

Among a crowd of parents awaiting news of their kids, two women embrace. You can almost hear the red-haired woman with open mouth wailing in grief. Another holds her while choking back her own tears. Around the neck of the second woman is a silver heart locket. On her forehead is a cross of ashes.

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