The Reeve's Tale
magazine JULY 2005
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19
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LETTER FROM THE RECTOR Dear Everybody, hello again. The terrible double murder in Lyng has shocked all
our communities. The thought of such a sudden end to life, of damage to such
vulnerable people, and what their last thoughts must have been, is truly
heart-rending. It is hard to
believe that such a dreadful act could happen in this place. Our shock is partly the realisation
that human nature goes everywhere that humans go, and we cannot be guaranteed
of safety anywhere. However, if it is true
that the murder was domestic, we cannot say that this tragedy is a reason to
be less welcoming to the strangers in our midst. And welcoming strangers is important. The Dunkleys had got known
and made friends, despite moving into a house in the village at the age that
others might move into a retirement flat in town. They had been involving themselves in the life of the community. And they had found a welcome, equal
to their willingness to join in. It is not only taking part
in the lives of others that makes a community. It is sharing in the emotions of others. More than anything else, it is the
sadness of the community that shows that they belonged here. The shock that we feel, we feel for
ourselves; our sadness, we feel on their behalf, and for others who grieve. As we commend their souls
to God, as well as the souls of all those who have recently died, let us
remember to be welcoming to those new among us. We never know what secret burdens they may be carrying. God bless you David Head
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