When We Ask God To

So Even As We See The Horror Of Death, May We Be Reminded That In The End, Love Wins. Mercy Triumphs. Life Is More Powerful Than Death. And Even Those Who Have Committed Great Violence Can Have The Image Of God Come To Life Again Within Them As They Hear The Whisper Of Love. May The Whisper Of Love Grow Louder Than The Thunder Of Violence. May We Love Loudly.

We're Remembering Each Other's Heroes, Too. We Are Learning Each Other's Songs. We Are Reminding Ourselves That We Are A Global Family Praying Together. We're All Trying To Live In The Light Of The History That Shines Through The Biblical Narrative.

I Think We've Misinterpreted Some Of The Scriptures To Justify The Death Penalty. So Whereas A Lot Of Folks In America Feel Like We Can Do Far Better Justice  -  it's More Expensive To Do The Death Penalty Than The Alternatives  -  there's So Many Reasons That People Come To The Conclusion To Abolish The Death Penalty.

There Is Real Value In These Local Congregations. For Me, A Lot Of It Is The Value Of The Sacraments We Share. In Neighborhoods Like Ours, The Churches Provide Stability.

If We Believe Terrorists Are Past Redemption, We Should Just Rip Up Like 1/2 The New Testament Because It Was Written By One.