A cowardly act of violence on Saturday night in Colorado against the L.G.B.T.Q. community. 5 dead and countless injured. The scene evokes the memory and horror of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting in Orlando in 2016.
Yes, "thoughts and prayers" have become a throwaway line to some, but may we remember and pray for all those impacted. May we consider the culture around us .
I rediscovered this prayer:
Your children are crying, “How long, O Lord?”
We are wailing, “Not again, O Lord.”
In these moments when we don’t have words, send your Spirit to intercede.
In these moments when we don’t know how to react, open our hearts to feel the hurt.
In these moments when we don’t know how to respond, guide our hands and our voices to work and speak for justice.
Call us to pain, to action, to love so that your children can stop repeating “How long, O Lord. Not again, O Lord.”
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage…for the pain and loss.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage…for the actions we must take.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage…for the words we have to speak.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage…for the works our hands and feet will do.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage…for the facing of this hour.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage…for the living of these days.
Amen.
At Least 5 Dead and 25 Injured in Gunman’s Rampage at an L.G.B.T.Q. Club in Colorado
The police said a suspect in the shooting, who was also injured, had been taken into custody.
www.nytimes.com
- How many times must we say, “not again”?