Written and posted by: John C. Dorhauer
I am fast losing the capacity to mourn all that we must mourn. Charlottesville becomes Houston becomes Florida becomes Puerto Rico becomes Las Vegas. Every lost life is a name, a history, a hope, a story - an unfulfilled future. Every lost life leaves behind loved ones who mourn and grieve and piece together a future of their own torn asunder by matters we cannot comprehend. I can't find words to capture this pain, this collective grief and anger. I cannot reach deep enough into my soul to express fully the pain, the anger, the rage, the confusion, the anxiety, the emptiness. When will it end? And what must I do, must I do, must I do to respond with meaning, with purpose, with intent so that whatever hope we talk about on the other side of this is not vapid and vain? I feel utterly powerless. God help us all. Inspire imagination. Inspire hope. Inspire healing. Inspire resistance. Inspire something new and something bold and something grand. This cannot be our ongoing narrative. We have to want something better than this. Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me.
This was on Facebook, written by John C. Dorhauer. It expresses so many sentiments that many of us share and I hope this makes its way across nations, not just local areas. Please forward and share this. Each one of needs to find peace on this earth and "let it begin with me." God bless each and every one of you! Thank you, John, for posting this!
This was on Facebook, written by John C. Dorhauer. It expresses so many sentiments that many of us share and I hope this makes its way across nations, not just local areas. Please forward and share this. Each one of needs to find peace on this earth and "let it begin with me." God bless each and every one of you! Thank you, John, for posting this!
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