Light in Darkness
Publication Date
10-17-2001
Publication
The Christian Century
Document Type
Article
Abstract
On September 11, I was scheduled to lecture on Simone Weil’s classic essay, “The Love of God and Affliction.” I never made it to class—it was canceled due to the devastating, horrifying news of the World Trade Center attacks. We immediately organized a prayer service for the divinity school community—but what could be said, even in the context of prayer? What words could explain my own feelings, and especially the pain of those affected directly and the pain experienced by friends and colleagues frantically trying to get in touch with loved ones in New York City? How could I name the emptiness, the pain, the horror?
Recommended Citation
Jones, Gregory, "Light in Darkness" (2001). Public Intellectual Writing. 130.
https://repository.belmont.edu/gregoryjones_public/130
