A Prayer of Lament

Standard

A Prayer of Lament

I lament.

In the wake of another school shooting, I lament.

I lament 17 lost lives.
I lament their families
their community
their classmates
their living memory of the dead.

I lament shooters.
I lament the loss of family so young
the absence of community ‘round him
the lack of realized love in his life.

Continue reading