Vigils continue to offer strength to heal for students

What started as a peaceful evening amidst an orange sky, ended in the dark, filled with tears and solemn hopes.\nIn Dunn Meadow Sunday evening, people gathered from all walks of faith for a vigil.\nThe vigil had a religious feel to it, but unlike some events, the vigil had an interfaith approach.\n"We wanted to make sure that we balance the desire for it to be a diverse group and that it be interfaith," Rabbi Sue Shifron said. "We wanted to make sure that everyone felt included while still making it a prayer service." \nBy holding the vigil on the weekend, it was especially important to the people who still have the need to be with others, yet had little time to do so during the week. \n"I just haven't had an opportunity to make it earlier in the week because of classes," senior Brooke Robison said. "I have felt the need all week to be with a big group of people." \nSusan Bucove, a Bloomington resident in attendance, used the vigil for healing.\n"I really felt like I needed to be a part of this because I have just felt so awful this week," Bucove said.\nThe evening was filled with beautiful music and touching speeches, including one speech from sophomore Jessica Moskal who asked for prayer for her father William -- who is still missing following the collapse of the World Trade Center.\nWilliam Moskal was on the 99th floor of Tower One when the building was struck by a hijacked airplane.\n"I don't want anyone to give up hope," Moskal said, wiping away tears.\nAs the vigil looked for peace, it also looked toward moving on. \nRev. Linda Johnson, Episcopal Chaplain of Indiana University, hopes those affected by Tuesday's events could grow. \n"May those wounded physically and spiritually be healed," she said.\nIn the end, candles were lit, tears were cried, and songs were sung with the hope that the hearts of all affected will heal. \n"We need to provide closure, but it is also important not to forget," Shifron said.