Dear Church Family,
If you are like me, your heart still weighs heavy over yesterday's tragedy in Orlando, Florida. I would like to invite you to join me and the Southwest California Synod's Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to pray for all who have suffered the loss or the injury of a loved one due to this calamity.
I would also invite you to rechannel whatever anger and frustration you might be feeling into positive action. Such violence effects everyone, and motivations include terrorism, hatred of various groups, and mental health issues, all of which are often interrelated. But along with our task force, I am devoted to putting a stop to this carnage by the advocacy of stricter, common sense gun laws.
If you feel called to share in this endeavor, we recommend that you get involved with a movement (such as Everytown for Gun Safety, Women Against Gun Violence, The Brady Campaign, or our own joint task force). Meanwhile, know that the SWCA Synod Gun Violence Prevention Task Force will be reconvening this week with a renewed commitment to end the kind of tragedy we saw in Orlando so that we all might live in safety and in peace.
Sincerely,
Rev. Dan Gibson, Chairperson
Southwest California Synod
Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
