This morning, I offer an adapted prayer by Rev. Douglas Taylor for upliftment of the soul and spirit in these unsettling moments.  It is sent with love and hope for peace. 

Eternal Spirit,

From Whom all things come

And to Whom all things return.

Hear the yearning for peace that sings in our hearts.

Help us to find hope in the midst of despair.

Help us to reach out from our very being to transform the world

and to be transformed in ourselves.

Help us to know, despite the messy complexity of life,

that we do not labor in vain,

that peace will prevail,

and that hope is a powerful response in the face of difficulty.

Be thou an ever-present strength on the journey, O Spirit.

This we pray to the name of all that is holy

May it be so

– Marianne DiBlasi, CPE Intern