islamic congress. we're going to have, by the way, reflections from all levels, the mayor -- the great mayor thomas menino. tommy menino's been in boston for so many years, a beloved mayor, deval patrick, the governor, who rises in one occasion after the other and the president who is the aingeor of the service today. all of them will speak. it's going to be sort of a classic interfaith service with script actual readings from various texts and also beautiful hymns, of course, you'll be hearing that throughout and we'll talking whenever we can. then at the end of the service we'll try to talk to everyone who was in there, and experienced that room. alex wagner from msnbc and mike barnicle, also, of course with us and congressman ed markey who is from massachusetts as well so we'll try hear from everybody. let me go to governor malloy again. yesterday, these are sort of coming together, colliding, if you will, these emotional experiences for our country. newtown in december seems like yesterday, and, of course, this monday horror up at boston along

the parade route, in fact, at the finish line for the boston marathon. what has been a change in your life having lived through all of this because you've been really now a veteran of this kind of the season of horror for us? >> you know, chris, i'm not sure i'm capable of putting it in perspective yet, to tell you the truth. you know, it's events like this that bring a lot of emotion still. i had -- i had to tell those families that they weren't going to be reunited on the 14th of december, and it was tough, and the president helps a lot, i'll tell you that. >> thank you, governor. let's listen to the opening from liz walker. >> how can a good god allow bad things to happen? where was god when slithered in and planted the horror that exploded our innocents? while someone this morning may have answers, i do not, but this is what i know.

god is here in the midst of this sacred gathering, in this sanctuary and beyond, different faiths, different races, strangers bound first by loss and pain but now clinging together in growing strength in a city that has always faced the darkness head-on. we are members of one another, a community of resilience. hard pressed but not defeated, confounded but not consumed. we are gathered in community, and through the blur of each other's tears and the beats of so many broken hearts, we will rise in community and face whatever the future holds. resolutely as one. this is what is demanded of us,

and this is who we are. god is here in our resilience, the grit that gets us back up again, and nothing taken will be forgotten or lost in vain. this is how god works. good morning. i am reverend liz walker from roxbury presbyterian church, and i welcome you as we gather in community to help heal our beloved city and this violence-weary world. let us pray. creator, god, in the beginning you said let there be light, and the light shown, piercing the darkness. help us find our way through the darkness now.

you taught us that we belong to each other. help us hold each other now. we pray comfort for those who have lost loved ones, courage for those who are struggling through the trauma of physical and psychic pain and tenderness to those for whom the world no longer makes sense. lord, bless this broken hearted city as she finds her balance, dust herself off and tilts her head back toward the sky. open our eyes to your presence this morning. open our hearts to your grace, restore us so that we can see and be the light once again. in all that we hold holy, for me

that is jesus christ. let the people of god together say amen. i have the high honor and privilege of representing the greek orthodox community of boston and new england at this interfaith service of healing. this past monday, a day rich with symbolism, a horrific act of terrorism wounded the heart and soul of our city and our nation. thousands from throughout the

world were in boston as participants and spectators of the marathon which, as we all know, recalls the run of felipes from the ancient city of athens to announce forces over the empire that the valued freedom, human dignity and democracy. the boston marathon always coincides with patriots day when we xhm rate the battles of lexington and concord, the first of the american revolution. sadly it was on patriots day when we sell wait the values of freedom and democracy and the fiercely independent spirit of america. it was on that day that evil reared his ugly head once again and countless innocent men,

women and children fell victims to a senseless and unspeakable act of brutality. but we know that bombs of terrorism may kill and injure, but they cannot crush the american spirit. today we thank card that will o'malley for opening the embrace of his cathedral to all of us, to president obama, to governor patrick, to mayor men know, to all who are in public service, to the religious leaders of the commonwealth, to every citizen, regardless of creed. we gather as a community, as brothers and sisters in the house hold of god, to bow our heads in solemn prayer for the repose of the souls of three

innocent victims whose lives were violently taken and for the countless victims who will bear painful wounds for the rest of their lives. we come today to thank god for the police and fire fighters, the national guard for the doctors and nurses, for all who responded selflessly and courageously. we pray that our gracious, loving and compassionate, our merciful god, the healer of our souls and bodies watch over us and comfort us in our hour of pain, and the he who is the prince of peace bring peace to our souls and to our community, and may almighty god bless america.

>> mayor flynn -- i'm sorry, mayor menino, of course, a very popular mayor. he's been in identifies think 16 years all together. his terms he's been elected, to and he has been ailing, but what a great man. this city loves this guy. they call him mumbles because he's sometimes hard to hear, but he always makes accepts and very close to the people. he shows up at every event. he's a classic really best of the kind old-time mayors, and he's having, as you can see, health problems. he's been in a wheat chair. i think that's why he's retiring at end of his term. look, he's really just making this himself through effort to get up there. he may not be able to stand. there he. is he's pushing himself up. this is a real challenge for him.

>> good morning. it is a good morning because we are together. we are one boston. no adversity, no challenge, nothing can tear down the resilience in the heart of this city and its people. hatred steers up strife, but love covers all sins. and since the clock struck that fateful hour, love has covered this resilient city. i have never loved it and its

people more than i do today. we have never loved it and its people more than we do today. we love the brave ones who felt the blast and still raced to the smoke with ringing in their ears, they tugged the gates to the ground to answer cries to those in need. this was the courage of our city at work. we love the fathers and the brothers who took shirts off their backs to stop the bleeding, the mothers and the sisters who cared for the injured, the neighbors and the business owners, the homeowners all across the city, they opened their doors and their hearts to the weary and the scared.

they said what mine is yours. we'll get through this together. this was the compassion of the city at work. we never loved the heros who wear the uniforms more than we do at this hour. boston finest in their blue, they carried kids to safety and calmed a city in crisis. the emts performed miracles. the fire fighters answered the call. we love the national guard and our service members who brought valor to our streets. the volunteers in the baa jackets and the vests and the doctors and the nurses who waited in scrubs and did not buckle as the victims of the grave and injured arrived.

this was the strength of our city at work. we have never loved the people of the world and our great country more for their prayers and wishes. and, yes, we even love new york city more, "sweet caroline" played at yankee stadium, and our city's flag flying in lower manhattan. it gives us even more strength to say prayer after prayer for the victims still recovering in the hospitals and at home. it gives us the strength to say good-bye to the young boy with the big heart, martin richard. we pray for his sister and his

mom, his brother and his dad. it helps us to say that we'll miss krystle campbell and celebrate the spirit that brought her to the marathon year after year and prepares us to mourn lingzi lu who came to the city in search of education but found now friends. we'll never forget her. i'm telling you nothing can defeat the heart of the city. nothing. nothing will take us down because we take care of one another. even with the smell of the smoke in the air and blood on the streets, tears in our eyes, we triumphed over that hateful act on monday afternoon. it's a glorious thing, a love and a strength that covers our

city. it will push us forward. it will push us thousands and thousands and thousands of people across the finish line next year because this is boston, a city with courage, compassion and strength that knows no bounds. thank you. they say people make fun of the way he talks sometimes, but, you know, everybody got the heart and soul that i never know more than a week and never loved the way. the shirts off their back, the tourniquets for people who are bleeding badly. pretty good, robert. >> i think he immediately set the tone, courage, perseverance, toughness as he ended there because this is boston. >> this is boston, a proud city

and even extending a courteous thank you to new york and the yankees for all singing to go. i watched it the other night singing sweet caroline. i think inter is the key word. mayor flynn, still here with us. inter, the community word as much as faith, community. really it is a special community, and we know the historic significance of the city, but a lot of people from outside -- even outside the united states and across this country are starting to understand the compassion and the emotion of this city and the feeling of love that we all share for one another. we've had some tough times over the years, but tough times bring out best in people and it's a tough time that are bringing out the best in people. >> father martin, your thoughts about mayor men know, i think he's really one of the great old time mayors, isn't he? >> i think you're right. i spent a lot of my jesuit

training in boston in theology and he's a beloved figure there, and i think, you know, he spoke from his heart and frankly seeing him stand up. i was reminded of the times that franklin roosevelt needed to stand up and push out and that is in itself words of courage and spoke with words and actions to the people there today. >> yeah. i think boston is a something. it's something as a city. i was saying the other night on the air that overone of our great cities has its own distinct personality, and boston, i mean, sox fever. the red sox can almost be turned into a cartoon, but it's real. >> it is real. >> and mayor flynn, have you to buy into it. you don't just move into boston and happen to live there. you've got to join up or else you don't fit. >> that's what is unique about it, chris. it's not only a city of old-timers and established neighborhoods, a city that is always growing, moving in new directions, new verizons, new

visions, and i think tommy menino captured that here, and he's been doing and capturing that as mayor, and that's why we're very proud. you look around this extraordinary crowd outside the cathedral of the holy cross. it's young and its old, it's conservative and liberal. it's democrat and republicans. it's people from boston. it's people from outside, it's all one part of the mosaic that we call the miracle of massachusetts, the miracle of america, the miracle of boston, and it is very, very special, and it's so good to see on television today in the wake of this tragedy. for people to understand who we are, what we believe in and where we're going from here, the best days for boston are yet to come. >> thank you, mayor. let go right now -- the speaker right now is the reverend nancy taylor, senior minister and ceo of the old south church in boston. >> we supercharge them saying may you run and not grow weary. may you walk and not faint.

this year in the midst of it all, in the midst of a joy-filled, peace-filled international competition unlike any other, explosions, chaos, terror, and from the church's tower this is what i saw that day. i saw how people run toward not away from, toward the explosions, toward the chaos, the mayhem, toward the danger. making of their own bodies sacraments of mercy. and in the minutes and in the hours that followed, i saw with my own eyes good samaritans taking off their coats and their shirts, wrapping them around athletes who were shivering, quaking with cold and whose

limbs were stiffening. good samaritans who fed, clothed and sheltered runners and families, assisted families, shared their cell phones, open homes and stores and not least guided strangers through boston's cow paths. today from our tower overlooking the finish line we continue to fly our three marathon banners. today we fly them first in memory of those whose lives were taken that day, and, second, we fly them with prayers for those who were harmed and those who grieve for there is still much, much pain in the world today, and we are very far from being healed, and we fly them also in

thanksgiving, for first responders who made of their own bodies sacraments of blessing. here is what i know today. we are shaken but we are not forsaken. another's hate will not make of us haters. another's cruelty will only redouble our mercy. amen. >> we're going to hear from ron freedman who is a rabbi up there in boston at temple israel, so he's going to speak now. >> president and mrs. obama, governor and mrs. patrick, mayor and mrs. menino, all of us in this space and well beyond are

grateful for your constant and inspired leadership, your compassionate presence a signal of the triumph of order over chaos, of love over hatred. the gifted columnist an nna quindland wrote, grief remains one of the few things that has the power to silence us. it is a whisper in the world and a clamor within. the landscapes of all our lives become as full of craters as the surface of the moon. we would wish our prayers this morning to hold not only the city and its souls in our embrace but to extend our reach to kindred spirits in newtown and now sadly in west, texas. our message to them is that our

arms are wide enough to hold you in our hearts as well. t the hasidic once said, the world is a narrow bridge, but the important principle is -- the important principle is to transcend somehow your fear. as we share our grief for those who have lost life or limb and for the constellations of families and friends who surround them, we turn to these words taken from zum 147, verse 3. god, healer of the broken-hearted and binder of

their wounds, grant consolation to those who mourn and healing to all those who suffer loss and pain. empower them with strength and courage and restore to them and to all of us who grieve with them a sense of life's goodness and purpose. fill their hearts and ours with reference and with love that we might turn to you again with hearts restored to wholeness, hands committed to the recreation of well-being and peace.

>> in the name of god, the most compassionate and most merciful. mr. president, governor patrick, mayor menino and fellow citizens of boston, we're gathered together to mourn the loss of life in a criminal attack in our community. what happened on monday has shocked and horrified us. but it has also brought us together. i come before you to share the message of my community's scripture. i want to cite up a passage that i studied when i was 7 years old. i was living at the time in damascus, syria, and one afternoon while walking back home from school i experienced the terror of a car bomb that exproceeded on my route. i will never forget the sound of

the blast, the confusion ed rus of humanity and the anger and the fear of these feelings returned on monday. what gave me comfort at that time is something that may bring comfort to all of us today. it is a line from the muslim holy scripture. the passage declares that it is inspired by the jewish tradition, but decree to the children of israel, that whoever kills a soul, it is as if he killed mankind entirely, and whoever saves a life, it is as if he saved all of mankind. on boylston street on monday afternoon, next to a great public library that bears among many names that of the prophet muhammad peace be upon him, we saw souls murdered but also lives saved. one week ago i was at another ceremony here in boston.

i stood in faneuil hall with 400 other people before a bust of frederick douglass and john adams. we came from 77 different countries and all kinds of religious backgrounds. i, the lonely immigrant from moritan moritania, raced my hand and took with them our oath of citizenship. those of you who are born americans may not be aware of what naturalized citizens pledge upon officially joining the nation of the united states of america. i was profoundly struck by the words we recited. we pledged to defend the constitution and the laws of the united states of america against all enemies, foreign and domestic. and we pledged to perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required

by law. when i recited this pledge last week, i could not imagine that work of national importance by civilians would be required here in boston so soon, but now all of us need to take up this pledge. we all have service to perform, and indeed we are all moved by the thousands of people who stepped forward in a moment of tragedy and confusion to serve. i want to salute everyone who ran towards the victim despite risk to themselves. everyone who gave blood, everyone who volunteered, shelter for stranded runners. i want to salute the members of law enforcement who are protecting us as we speak and to thank the people around the world who are sending messages of hope and solidarity. before us all the civilian work of national and even international interest. no one has to take a formal

oath. we knew instinctively that we must rise to the occasion and act because of our common humanity. that is what makes us americans. one nation, under god, and now a prayer. dear god, oh, compassionate one, oh, merciful one. welcome in heaven those innocent souls who were taken from us and grant their surviving family members the strength to face their loss. heal the wounds of those hurt last monday, and heal the wounds of all bostonians who are hurting. united by faith and something greater than ourselves. we people of boston with your blessing dedicate ourselves to the great task before us, to heal, to rebuild and to serve once again as a shining city on the hill. amen.

>> that was nasser wedaddy, from the american islamic conference. he was offering an islamic prayer there. also the chair of the new england interfaith council. >> good morning. for the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous may not stretch out their hands to do wrong. as we have confirmed so graphically this week, wickedness does exist in this world, but we are reminded by scripture that god has put a hedge of limitation around it. it may manifest itself for a

moment, but then it has to relinquish the field to a higher, nobler power who is in ultimate control. this is why we come together in a time like this as people of faith, to go beyond the immediate dimension of terror, death and loss and to elevate our eyes to that sacred sphere, to place this terrible tragedy in a higher context in a brighter light that can redeem it and infuse it with elements of hope, love and unity. if we could not gravitate to that dimension where infinite good sits on his throne, at this very moment gazing lovingly upon this city, grieving for and with us and those who are literally

lost life or limb than perhaps evil would have achieved the victory that it south so fruitlessly on patriots day, but we are people of faith. we believe in a benevolent god who holds a steady hand over history, who even as he allows hatred and fanaticism to have his moment, has also declared time and time again through the many voices of millennial faiths that in the end goodness will always prevail, that, yes, weeping may stay for the night but joy comes in the morning. events such as the one that graced us on that bright monday afternoon just a couple of days ago remind us that we inhabit a mysterious world where a loving sovereign god sometimes allows a flash of dark energy to penetrate our domain but only to

ennoble us and to extract from us an even greater measure of good and generosity. the dilemma of evil is that even as it carries out its dark sinister work, it always ends up strengthening good, and invoke even more strong lit very light that it so desperately tries to extinguish. we have all been inspired by the images and anecdotes of heroism and the just plain goodness that have already emerged from the first few hours of this unspeakable tragedy. this was a fiction that has released much good. in our weakness we have been made strong. in our suffering we have been inspired to pray for others. in our woundedness we have

extended consolation, and in our diversity we have been united. in our perplexity we have been led again to run to god and to remember that no matter how strong, fast or successful we may be we are ultimately children of eternity, able to find a true hope and solace only in the bosom of our father, in the realm of prayer and spiritual humility. in that paradox of weakness that we have entered into, we can become more gracious and more powerful, better channels for the grace of god to enter into this broken world. this is a small immediate comfort, of course, to those who lie right now in a hospital bed contemplating a life that has

been irrevocably changed or grieved or lost a wounded loved one. we do pray, however, that they also may receive the grace to look beyond this moment of suffering and to believe that their life is far from over, that they can rise beyond their pain and their loss, to become spiritually stronger and more agile, that they can find fullness of life and happiness and personal realization in the new normal that they now inhabit. may they never allow bitterness or hatred to linger more than a brief moment in their soul. may they receive that peace, that passes all the understanding. may they be able to translate into their own spiritual language their assuring words of the apostle paul. who shall separate us from the love of christ, shall tribulation or distress or

persecution or famine or neighboringne nesnes nesness -- or sword? we are naked all day long. we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. god's love will yet have the last word. god has not forsaken boston. god has not forsaken our nation. he merely weaves a beautiful, bright tapestry of goodness that includes a few dark strands. by faith we will leave this sacred space today to continue that noble narrative of patriotism, self-sacrifice and simple striving that was only briefly interrupted by impotent

evil but that now continues richer, denser and more poignant than ever. may our faith be strengthened that we might leave from here with this conviction. god bless us all. amen. ♪ ♪ i went up to the mountain because you asked me to ♪ ♪ up over the clouds to where the sky was blue ♪

♪ i could see all around me ♪ everywhere ♪ i could see all around me, everywhere ♪ ♪ some days i looked up and felt i would fall ♪ ♪ and though the sun shines show the sun shines on me ♪ ♪ i see nothing at all

♪ and i hear your sweet voice ♪ coming and turning me soft ly♪ ♪ you lucky soul ♪ ♪ i may never get there, may never get there ♪ ♪ never in this lifetime

♪ here in this lifetime ♪ sooner or later ♪ sooner or later ♪ it's there i will go ♪ sooner or later there i will go ♪

>> that was, of course, a beautiful song by the boston children's chorus. it's called "up to the mountain." there's a young girl crying throughout that. that was yo-yo ma himself accompanying there. >> to our compassionate governor, to our mighty mayor, to all of you, matthew chapter 5. now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. his disciples came to him, and he began to teach them, saying blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of

heaven. blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth. blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. they will be filled. blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy. blessed are the pure in heart for they will see god. blessed are the peace-makers for they will be called children of god. blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

blessed are you, when people insult you, persecute you, falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven. for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. beloved, i believe jesus taught that to perceive the kingdom of heaven you must see the opposite. when you see loss, see reward. when you hear a cry of pain, hear a prayer. when you see sacrifice, see a sacred offering. and to those of you who have

suffered in any type of suffering wherever you might be, the lord is saying to you never lose sight of your future. you who mourn you will be comforted. you who are broken, you will be healed. you who have suffered loss, you will be reward ed. the massachusetts license plate says the spirit of america, and i pray the world right now today at this moment will look at us and see the true spirit of america. >> that's bishop john borders of the morning star baptist church.

we'll hear right now from the cardinal of the boston area, cardinal sean o'malley who is a franciscan, as you can see. >> my dear brothers and sisters, dear friends. on behalf of our catholic community i wish to welcome all of you here to the cathedral of the holy cross. it's an honor to have our president, our governor and our mayor here with us this morning. we're so grateful to governor patrick for initiating this ecumenical prayer service. we're delighted that metropolitan methodeus and reverend liz walker and all the many leaders from the various churches and faith communities could join us here today. our holy father, pope francis, asked me to communicate to you his sentiments of love and support. the hole father invokes god's

peace upon our dead, consolation upon the suffering and god's strength upon all those engaged in the continuing work of relief and response. the holy father prays that we will be united in the resolve, not on overcome by evil but to combat evil with good, working together to build an ever more just, free and secure society for generations to come. this year's patriots day celebrations were marred by an act of senseless violence that's caused all of us great shock and pain. it has made us relive the horror of september the 11th, and as a stark reminder of the darkness that can lurk in the human heart and produce such evil, and yet the same tragedy has brought us together as a community like

nothing else ever could. the generous and courageous response of so many assures us that there resides in people's hearts a goodness that is incredibly selfless. we saw that when summoned by great events we can be remarkably committed to the well-being of others, even total strangers. we become a stronger people, a more courageous people, a more noble people. the police, emergency workers and even bystanders and passersby did not hesitate to put themselves in harm's way to help the injured and the frightened. our presence here today is an act of solidarity, first of all, who those who lost their lives, and we are so happy that krystle campbell's family is here in the cathedral with us. we're also in solidarity with those injured in the explosion

and wish to express our desire to support them and their families and loved ones. this patriots day shakes us out of our complacency in a difference and calls us to focus on the task of building a civilization that is based on love and justice. we do not want to risk losing the legacy of those first patriots who were willing to lay down their lives for the common good. we must overcome the culture of death by promoting a culture of life, a profound respect for each and every human being made in the image and likeness of god, and we must cultivate a desire to give our lives in the service of others. last week i was in galilee on the mount of the beatitudes with 30 priests from boston on retreat. there we prayed and listened to

the very gospel that was read for us here this morning. the sermon on the mount is a description of the life of the people gathered by and around the lord. often in the gospels we can see the contrast between the cloud and the community. the crowd is made up of self-absorbed individuals each one focused on his or her own interest in competition with the conflicting projects of others. a community is where people come to value each other, to find their own identity and being part of something bigger than themselves, working together for the common good. the sermon on the mount in many ways is the constitution of the people called to live a new life. jesus gives us a new way to deal with offenses by reconciliation of the jesus gives us a new way

to deal with violence by non-violence. he gives us a new way to deal with money by sharing and providing for those in need. jesus gives us a new way of dealing with leadership by drawing upon the every person, each one a child of god. in the face of the present tragedy, we must ask ourselves what kind of a community do we want to be. what are the ideals that we want to pass onto the next generation? it cannot be violence, hatred and fear. the jewish people speak of repairing the world. god has entrusted us with precisely that task to prepare, repair our broken world. we cannot do it as a collection of individuals. we can only do it together as a community, as a family.

like every tragedy, monday's events are a challenge and an opportunity for us to work together. with a renewed spirit of determination and solidarity. and with the firm conviction that love is stronger than death. may ours be the sentiments of st. francis of assisi who prayed, lord, make me an instrument of your peace. where there is hatred, let me sow love, where there is doubt, faith, where there is despair, hope, where there is darkness, light. where there is sadness, joy, oh divine master, grant that i may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console. to be understood, as to understand. to be loved, as to love. for it is in giving that we

receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned. and it is in dying, that we are born to eternal life. amen. >> that's cardinal sean o'malley who gave a great sermon i guess on the sermon on the mount. an homage to that. we all know that, a big part of the christian thinking and belief system, is the sermon on the mount, humility and justice and of course, compassion. alex wagner has a sense of the place, i think from probably all the people waiting in line who didn't get in. alex, what can you tell us about the scene outside the cathedral of the holy cross? >> it was, when i got here, chris, the line -- the doors, it was capacity inside the church, there was at least a quarter-mile-long line of people waiting to get in. the streets are still packed,

the sidewalks are full with people, people want to be part of this moment. people with signs, people taking pictures, the streets themselves are relatively quiet. but the community has very much come together in this moment, quite literally and physically. mayor flint is right there with you. let him get to the mike, if you can, alex. have you been able to hear the various sermons, if you will? >> chris, yeah, i'm always impressed with hearing the prayer of st. francis. it's one that i heard at my home when i was a little boy and have grown up with it and sean o'malley, a franciscan gave us one of the most inspiring prayers of the day, the mission of peace. of course, that's the first step in dealing with this crisis that we experienced last monday in boston. patriots day and the marathon day and peace and coming together. and i think all the religious leaders did a superb job in an interfaith message of prayer.

now we move to the new dimension, and that of course is justice for the victims. and for their families and thirdly, what are we doing in the future. it's been referenced here. that we're living in a very intolerant and a very violent society. what do we do to protect innocent people from this type of despicable act that took place in boston last monday. there we go again, the first and moimt obligation of all of us in government, is the protection of its citizens and there's the challenge ahead. >> let's get back to yo-yo ma. i wouldn't want to be on the other side of crime and punishment in this case, they're going to catch these guys, let's get back to him. >> i hope so, cries, i agree. ♪ ♪

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>> he's amazing. we're going to hear now from the governor who has been excellent in these occasions, i'm always more and more impressed by deval patrick, the governor of massachusetts, he's going to precede the president. >> in my faith tradition, scripture teaches in everything give thanks. that isn't always easy to do. on monday afternoon i was not feeling it. but i felt what so many of us felt then was shock and confusion and anger. but the nature of faith, i think is learning to return to the lessons even when they don't make sense. when they defy logic. and as i returned to those lessons this week, i found a few

things to be thankful for. i'm thankful for the firefighters and police officers and emts who ran toward the blast, not knowing whether the attack was over and the volunteers and other civilians who ran to help right alongside them. i'm thankful for the medical professionals, from the doctors and trauma nurses to the housekeeping staff, to the surgeon who finished the marathon and kept on running to his operating room, all of whom performed at their very best. i'm thankful for the agents from the fbi and the atf, for the officers from the state police and boston police department, for the soldiers from the national guard and all other law enforcement personnel who both restored order and started the methodical work of piecing together what happened and who's responsible. i'm thankful for mayor menino,

who started monday morning -- >> mayor menino started monday morning frustrated he couldn't be at the finish line this time, as he always is. and then late that afternoon, checked himself out of the hospital to help this city, our city, face down this tragedy. i'm thankful for those who have given blood to the hospitals, money to the one fund and prayers and messages of consolation and encouragement from all over the world. i'm thankful for the presence and steadfast support of the president and first lady. our many former governors who were here -- and thank you, i'm

thankful for the other civic and political leaders who are here today and for the many, many faith leaders who have ministered to us today and in the days since monday. i'm thankful for the lives of crystal, and ling si and little martin and for the lives of families who survived them and for the lives of all the people hurt, but who still woke up today with the hope of tomorrow. and i am thankful maybe most especially for the countless numbers of people in this proud city and this storied commonweal commonwealth, who in the aftermath of such senseless violence, let their first instinct be kindness. in a dark hour, so many of you showed s