I Mourn and Lament

I mourn and lament for George Floyd.
I mourn and lament for Breonna Taylor.
I mourn and lament for Ahmed Arbery.

I mourn and lament for Captain David Dorn.
I mourn and lament for Dave Patrick Underwood.
I mourn and lament for Italia Marie Kelly.
I mourn and lament for David McAtee.
I mourn and lament for Chris Beaty.

I mourn and lament for the businesses destroyed, including those of African-Americans and small business owners.
I mourn and lament for the loss of irreplaceable and uninsured inventories, including those of African-Americans.
I mourn and lament for the closed workplaces and lost jobs, including those of African-Americans and others who live paycheck-to-paycheck.
I mourn and lament for innocents injured and killed, livelihoods lost, families mourning, communities imperiled, “food deserts” created, and people’s futures that are irrevocably changed.

I pray for the full recovery of Officer Shay Mikalonis.
I pray for the Spirit to pray for the things I don’t know to pray for.
I pray for hearts to be changed and justice and peace to prevail.

Amen.

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