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UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
SOCIAL ACTION, NC DISTRICT
JULY 2016
My dear sisters in Christ,
My last handout was about death in
Orlando. Now multiple deaths are here among us.
Once again two of our nation’s
greatest challenges
Racial
injustice
Gun
violence
It seems that we are on the way to
protecting the right to own guns (as understood from the Second Amendment) to
the point that murder may become free speech (part of the First)!
All of us are praying for the
families of those who are dead and for the survivors and their families…and for
the community of Dallas as they recover and try to become a stronger and better
place…and for ourselves, because, in truth, we are all one.
It is more true than ever that we
need to contact our legislators and share our thoughts and suggestions about
these issues with them. It’s very easy to do. If you have access to a computer,
by typing the names of your legislators into your browser you can get the
emails and telephone numbers. That’s true for State and U.S. legislators.
For those of you who don’t have
computers, the phone numbers below will give you the switchboards for the
respective bodies; I couldn’t find a central number for the U.S. House.
Texas
Senate--(512) 463-0001
Texas
House--(972) 224-6795
U.S.
Senate-- (202) 224-2934
Please contact these people, if only
to let them know you are praying for them and for their best efforts in their
work.
GOD
BLESS AMERICA,
Land
that I love,
Stand
beside her and guide her
thru the night with a light from above….
God, bless us with your spirit of
love that we may live together as your children, as one family;
Bless us with your spirit of joy
that we may come to relish each other and your creation;
Bless us with the gift of tears that
we may truly know the sorrow of the grieving and the fear of the marginalized;
Bless us with the spirit of patience
that we may learn to wait upon you;
Bless us with the spirit of kindness
so we may treat others as we want to be treated;
Bless us with the spirit of goodness
that we may share equally the immeasurable bounty you have placed on this
earth;
Bless us with the spirit of
gentleness born of the desire to serve;
Dear God, bless us with the gift of
self-control that we may become individually and collectively instruments of
your peace.
In
the name of the Prince of Peace,
Amen
