In a well-attended Sunday morning worship service at Emanuel AME Church that felt like a purposeful return to normalcy, the Rev. Betty Deas Clark importuned her listeners to trust that the Lord will relieve burdens and provide comfort.
New pastor of Mother Emanuel seeks healing amid the clamor
With the shooting’s anniversary this summer, visitors to the church will swell. The Rev. Dr. Betty Deas Clark knows this. She must prepare a hurting people, and herself, to relive a nightmare.