Group dynamic brings everyone together in song

To the editor:

I was waiting in a large professional office a few days ago. Present were five or six staff members and a few patients. Someone in the office turned on some music, and we were gifted with a lively version of "I'll Fly Away." Everyone must have related it to the loss of the Columbia crew. Some in this small congregation began to weep, some to clap and all to sing together. What an intense spiritual communion it was.

What a welcome group dynamic happened for reasons of grief, fear or tension in the days since the Columbia flew into the hands of God. This minute or two of surprising, unselfconscious honesty was appreciated.

These good old hymns are amazing graces and godsends in times of trial. They whisper hope, and we in our sorrow rejoice.

ALICE DAVIS

Mundelein, Ill.