Tag Archives: Gun tragedy

Holy One, called more often “Teacher”than any other name,we pray for all of those affectedby the school shootingat Timberview High School …which is every single student,every teacher, every relative,alumni, neighbors, administrators of all high schools,students of all high schools,college students … Continue reading →

How long, O God, how long?And shall I just have one prayer,and put new names in every day? No, Holy One, as long as I canI will lift upthe ones who died at El Mula Banquet Hall,those injured, some critically, … Continue reading →

 I am grateful to Carol Hallman for sharing her poem. In the silence After the shotThe pungent smell Of gunfire and deathRagged Breath of the dying Blood Spilling intoThe streets Siren’s fillingThe air Crying      sobbing Sorrow    anger Just a new … Continue reading →

Emmanuel, we know you are with usin our work and our rest,in our holiday spiritsand our pandemic stresses, but we did not anticipate this,a new gun tragedy,where playing at a bowling alleyand picking up take-out food,the simplest weekend pleasures,led to … Continue reading →

God, in a time of viral death we are unprepared for violent death in a time when we are taught that staying-at-home is safest, we are shocked by invasion of home, and death on the city street, and what is … Continue reading →

God, we pray for those who lost a friend, a family member, a colleague — someone, who silenced the alarm clock woke-up, ate breakfast, said good-bye, and went to work at Molson Coors Brewery and was shot to death. We … Continue reading →