Sunday, January 17, 2016

Prayers for the Grieving

Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4



2015 was a difficult year. There were 372 mass shootings; and there are only 365 days in a year. Do the math.  The mass shooting - defined as any shooting incident of 4 or more individuals - now plagues our society and is, in my opinion, the most vile of all social diseases. The facts show there were 475 individuals who lost their lives, and 1,870 wounded. But there are no numbers to adequately report the tens of thousands who are affected - for life - by these horrendous tragedies.

With each day the Lord grants us, let's rise with a prayer of thanksgiving for the new day; and prayers for the grieving ones, the survivors among us. And let us be available to help someone; to bring comfort, support, and unconditional love to whomever the Lord sends our way.



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