I have been prepping for a class for quite some time that I start teaching tonight on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. This is the prayer I will be sharing at the beginning of class tonight, and I wanted to share it here along with pictures that Anna took when she walked out with other students from Roosevelt on March 14th as a response to the Parkland, Florida shootings.
Dearest Jesus, come and sit with us today. Show us the lies that are still embedded in the soul of America’s consciousness. Unmask the untruths we have made our best friends. For they seek our destruction. And we are being destroyed, Lord. Reveal the ways the lies have distorted and destroyed our relationships. They break your shalom … daily.
Jesus, give us courage to embrace the truth about ourselves and you and our world. Truth: We are all made in your image. Truth: You are God; we are not. You are God; money is not. You are God; jails, bombs and bullets are not.
And Jesus, give us faith to believe: Redemption of people, relationships, communities and whole nations is possible! Give us faith enough to renounce the lies and tear down the walls that separate us with our hands, with our feet, and with our votes!
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
picture from Anna
picture from Anna at UW campus (where they walked to protest)
picture from USA today
Students at Roosevelt High School say a brief bio about the students killed in the Parkland, Florida shooting after their walkout Wednesday, March 14, in response to the Parkland, Florida shooting
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