Jesus Wept – A Devotion In Response to Gun Violence

How long, O Lord?    

In the face of this evil, we have put together a video devotional for churches as they minister to their communities and for them to use at their discretion. It is being distributed through various channels, including social media and enewsletters. You are encouraged to share it as well.

Like Jesus, many people are weeping today. Our hearts break as another person killed several people including two teachers and 19 learning children in Uvalde, TX.  And this pandemic of violent people with guns impacts us all. Jesus wept, he cried. He took time to sit with his grief. We must sit in the sorrow long enough to feel it and to lament it to the point that it compels us to stand up in the morning, and make the changes needed to help heal our world.

Jesus weeps and then he takes action. What can we learn through these tragedies? And what actions will we take?

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