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Tag Archives: gun violence
Prayer for our closed schools today
God, I pray for the students.who did not go to the elementary school,the middle and the high schoolwhere my children studied, who saw the video of the shooter, gun in lap,outside the high school on social media,and will see that … Continue reading
Prayer in the midst of Gun Violence
God, this is my trigger warning,after a morning on Zoomwhen someone shared a bullet list,after a night with friends and a ginger ale,while others drank shots. I pray for Louisville thatyou tenderly comfort those who grievethose killed in today in … Continue reading
Prayer after the Gun Tragedy in Buffalo, New York
God have mercy on those weepingfor beloved ones who died todayin the Tops supermarket. God have mercy on those injured in bodyand bless those who care for them. God have mercy on those injured in mindbecause they were thereand because … Continue reading
God, I am weary of lament.
I am weary of lamenting gun violencein my home country.I would rather make joyful noise,praise God with the harp of my heart,loud symbolic cymbals in my words.I want to claimthat after a long night of weeping,joy comes in the morning. … Continue reading
Prayer for Peace in our Schools (USA)
God, hen, gatherer of chicks,Savior, weeper over all placesthat have no peace,Spirit, whom to receiveis to feel the breath of windin a breeze across a playground, we pray this morningfor Rigby, Idaho,where a sixth grader started shootingin the school hallway … Continue reading
Guest post — Robert Train Adams — music for “School Shopping”
Robert Train Adams has written music for my poem School Shopping. I am deeply grateful. Sheet music and mp3 follow. If you have trouble accessing, contact me at giftsinopenhands@gmail.com. School Shopping
School shopping
Go ahead — buy the bullet-proof backpack, because in New Hampshire the governor just vetoed a ban on guns on school property, along with background checks and a three day wait for gun delivery. So, you don’t need to leave … Continue reading
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” Franklin Delano Roosevelt
In Times Square, New York City motorcycles backfire and people flee the active shooter in their imaginations, banging on the doors of theatres to get inside, screaming, running, pushing, injuring twelve. In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, two men are fighting and … Continue reading
Tuesday’s Child — A Child Laughs Post on Gun Violence and Gun Control
There’s an old nursery rhyme – “Tuesday’s child is full of grace.” For the next five months I will share sections from the new book — A Child Laughs — Prayers of Justice and Hope (edited by Maria Mankin and Maren … Continue reading
Another day, another shooting …
When Carol Hallman of Salisbury, North Carolina, USA, read today’s headlines, she had to do something. Her poem reflects the thoughts of so many. Another day Another shooting Chicago today The Navy Yard DC Boston Newtown Aurora Oslo Ft. Hood … Continue reading
Gifts in Open Hands 