Your words echo through us O Holy Servant:
Father forgive them for they know not what they do ...
Today, we feel those words more than we should ...
our media is filled with disturbing images and news
of violence and suffering,
of fear and anxiety,
of senseless actions against innocent people ...
And we feel those words:
Father forgive them for they know not what they do ...
We hear of the woundedness of others,
of the fear and suffering,
and we ache for a place of serenity and peace ...
Father forgive them for they know not what they do ...
Your call echoes through us and into the cosmos ...
The senselessness hurts and scares us ...
The Violence cuts across ages and social standings ...
The foolishness of it all leaves us weeping ...
Yet, even in those words uttered from the cross so long ago,
the end was not what it seems ...
Father forgive them for they know not what they do ...
... was answered in the Resurrection.
In the face of death
comes life.
In the face of suffering
comes wholeness.
In the face of fear
comes HOPE.
You not only forgive, O Loving One,
you heal and render whole what the world has broken.
Into your hands we commend our spirits and our lives,
into your love we offer ourselves and our communities,
into your gift of grace we plunge our fear filled moments ...
and with wholeness, healing, grace and love,
we are transformed and resurrected.
Father for give US for our doubts as you forgive
the thoughtlessness of others ...
In your name we pray ...
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Dear Reverend Shawn: That's a beautiful painting you posted on 6/3/12 of Jesus sitting on a rocky hillside with his head bent. Do you know who the artist is? Janet Appleby janet_appleby@ymail.com
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