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Britt Cox
Britt Cox is pastor at Church of the Three Crosses in Chicago.
Blogging toward Good Friday: Collective trauma
I’ve only seen three dead bodies in my life. The first was when I was 12 years old and my grandfather died at age 69. It was the first time I ever saw my father cry. At the funeral home, my sister was brave enough to reach out and touch my grandfather’s hand as it rested on his torso. Back in our seats, I asked her what his skin felt like. “Plastic,” she said.
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