News yesterday of three senseless killings in England, two triple and one double, in Cumbria, Berkshire and Manchester. We weep with those who weep.
It’s a sunny morning today, with some thin high ice-cloud. I ate a small wayside cherry.
God of life, we remember those
who died too soon.
We pray that the words of Jesus may come true:
“Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.”
We express our sorrow
over those who have died in acts of violence this weekend,
and over the unimaginable numbers
who have been taken too soon by COVID-19.
May this nation once again
become a place of mercy
and of hope.