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JULY 2016

Archbishop Aymond: God, have mercy on us!
Article from Archdiocese of New Orleans website: http://www.arch-no.org/articles/archbihsop-aymond-god-have-mercy-on-us

God, have mercy on us.
The events of the past few
weeks have been heartbreaking as we see
disrespect for human life,
revenge, hatred and
terrorism. We have
experienced bloodshed
and murder in our
neighboring city of Baton
Rouge, also in Dallas,
Falcon Heights MN, the
stabbing in Kenner, the
murder of a police officer in Jefferson Parish and the
deadly attack in Orlando.
We must not forget the world events in Nice, France,
the coup in Turkey and in the Middle East as Christians
are killed daily because of their belief in Jesus. Our
world can be deaf to God's commandment, "Thou shalt
not kill" and act out of anger, revenge and hatred.

1. Pray daily for eternal life for those whose lives
have been taken, for their families that they know
God's comfort and for the protection of those in law
enforcement.
2. Help our children as they try to make sense out
of all this. They can be taught respect for human
life and learn ways to express anger without
violence.
3. Continue to seek ways to end racism. We must
look into our own hearts and ask God to take from
us any hint of hatred and revenge.
4. Someone asked me, "Where is God?" My
response is. GOD WEEPS! God weeps bitterly as
we do not live out his dream for peace. Violence
and racism divide us locally, nationally and
worldwide.
We cannot lose hope. As people of faith we pray
for peace and recommit ourselves to do our part to
foster peace in our families and in our community.

What can we do?

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