Gun Violence Response

Gun Violence Response

All of us are deeply saddened and feeling powerless that gun violence and police shooting of African-Americans has been increasing. Let us pray for all victims and for a profound change of heart in America regarding the impact of gun violence.

O God who Remembers, we hold before you all who have died from the plague of gun violence in our land. We remember those who have taken their lives with a gun, those who have died in school shootings and mass shootings, those who have died by a gun in the course of an argument or from abuse or by accident or during the commission of a crime. We lift our voices in sorrow and frustration knowing that every life is infinitely valuable to you. Receive all who have died into the arms of your mercy, bless those who mourn with the hope of eternal life, and strengthen our hearts and our arms to bring an end to this scourge. This we pray in the name of the one who overcame the power of death, your son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

This rise of gun violence is also a call for action. Here are some places that help us get involved.

Bishop Ian's Douglas leadership in Bishops Against Gun Violence: https://bishopsagainstgunviolence.org

Episcopal Swords to Plowshares by bishop Jim Curry: https://www.episcopalct.org/news/swords-to-plowshares/

The Sandy Hook movement against Gun Violence: https://www.sandyhookpromise.org

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