Rylee Meek reflects on how communities grieve together after Charlie's killing. Churches responded differently that first Sunday, but Romans 12:15 captures what happened: people wept with those who wept. Prayer vigils and attendance surged as a way to cope collectively.
You know, we're a few weeks out now from Charlie's martyrdom and still a lot of emotional processing, a lot of it. You know, I've gotten calls from numerous people that don't know what to say, don't know how to process things. Of course, you know, that first Sunday after he was killed, you know, a lot of upheaval with folks who went to churches that didn't really talk about it then some churches did talk about it and honor Charlie and the way that I believe he deserves to be honored and just. Yeah. One of the things that Scripture tells us to do, Romans 12:15, to rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. So sometimes when we. We are in a place of tragedy and we're mourning and grieving, and I think we are, it looks like, for the most part, as a. As a nation, hence not everybody, but the majority of Americans and even worldwide, we see prayer vigils, you know, gatherings, such an increase in church attendance. We're in this together.
