President Barack Obama eulogized the victims of the Boston marathon bombing at an interfaith service in the city on Thursday.
“Runners laced their shoes and set on a 26.2-mile test of dedication and grit and the human spirit,” he said. “And across this city hundreds of thousands Bostonians lined the streets to hand runners cups of water and to cheer them on. It was a beautiful day to be in Boston. A day that explains why a poet once wrote that this town is not just a capital, not just a place. Boston, he said, is the perfect state of grace.
He added: “And then in an instant the day’s beauty was shattered. A celebration became a tragedy. And so we come together to pray and mourn and measure our loss, but we also come together today to reclaim that state of grace. To reaffirm that the spirit of this city is undaunted. And the spirit of this country shall remain undimmed.”
