Prayer: Let the Shooting End

Prayer: Let the Shooting End

God, our hearts are broken with pain at the senseless deaths caused by gun violence. Families mourn, children live in fear, and some in our nation respond by arming themselves with more guns with greater capacity to end life. Our disconnection and alienation has caused some to turn to guns for protection and safety. We ask that you touch our hearts with your love, heal our brokenness, and turn us away from violence toward peace. Help us to transform our own hearts and to seek peaceful ways of resolving our differences. Let our hands reach out and connect with those who feel alone, those who live in fear, and those suffering from mental illness. Let our voices be raised asking our legislators to enact gun laws to protect all in our society, especially those most vulnerable. Let our pens write messages demanding change while also scripting words of hope and transformation. We ask this in the name of the God who desires that we live together in peace.  Amen

I first posted this prayer on April 16, 2021, a Friday, 45 days ago, the day Fr. George Heyman took his last breath on Earth. He could not understand why there is so much violence and senseless killings in our country. And so it continues the senseless killings, the daily shootings at random. 

I urge you to say this daily prayer. 🙏🙏

Remember our deceased veterans today🇺🇸🇺🇸 🙏, but also all the innocent Americans who die daily from senseless gun violence. Fr. George would be shaking his head.

God Bless Fr. George and RIP.✝️✝️