by Rev. Mr. Barb Greve
This is a prayer for the lost ones,
Those taken from us too soon.
And too many.
The truth be told,
one would be too many!
One life taken is one too many to be gone.
This is a prayer for those whose lives were taken in violence,
For who they were
And how they loved.
This is a prayer for their families,
who will never know all of who they were to become,
Nor never again feel their warm embrace.
Those who are no longer with us were people
They were our siblings and parents
Our children, coworkers, and lovers.
This is a prayer for the lost ones,
Beautiful human beings who once occupied this earth
with love, humor, anger, frustration, and fear.
And who are no longer with us.
This is a prayer for those
who are now our ancestors.
We pray you continue to guide us towards making
a more just, more loving, more accepting world.
This is a prayer for the survivors of hate crimes and hate.
For those who live in fear
and cannot flourish as they are.
This is a prayer for the survivors
whose lives have been impacted by violence and hate,
may we remember the legacy from which we come
and the legacy we will leave behind.
May we continue to build families of choice and protection,
for our souls as well as our bodies,
trusting that we were always meant to be here
and knowing that we are Holy Loved just as we are.
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