I feel like people will expect me to address Sandy Hook in this space, but the only things I can think of to say are things that have already been said. So I’m just going to offer this photo of a peace-focused sand mandala that includes the icons of many religions.
It was put together, grain by grain, over the space of a week or so, by Buddhist monks who visited St. Louis a while back. And then they swept it away in a ceremony I was lucky enough to attend.
Peace and love to all of you.
Mama-Come-Lately 
And peace and love to you, my friend.