Greetings!
The news from the United States Capitol today has many of us in this country, and around the globe, on edge—afraid, worried, saddened, and angry. Armed white supremacists have stormed the Capitol, incited by the President, while unarmed white supremacist culture continues to subvert our democracy from within the Capitol.
So this evening, we pray.
We pray for the fragile and badly damaged structures of U.S. democracy; that they might survive enough to finally be transformed into institutions which actually reflect the values of justice and equality for all as well as the care of the most vulnerable.
We pray for the dismantling of the white supremacy culture which have made today's event possible and desirable to so many.
We pray for our Black, Indigenous, People of Color siblings who will disproportionately bear the burden for what comes after today's events.
We pray for all who are tonight targets of violence, hatred, and terror, wherever and whoever they are.
We pray that those who have taken oaths to protect and defend the United States Constitution embody their vows with a lens towards those who have been made most vulnerable.
We pray that our witness of today's events help us recognize the systemic injustices that are playing themselves out in the hallways of power as well as inside the chambers of Congress. Injustices which happen everyday and are perpetuated in those same hallways and chambers.
We pray that all people, everywhere, work towards a freedom that finds us all the liberty to be safe and well.
We pray all of this so that we may act to make it happen after our prayers are over. For prayer without action is no prayer at all.
This evening, we, your Lead Ministry Team, are praying. Perhaps you are, too.
If you would like to be together in Unitarian Universalist community this evening, we invite you into a shared online space for prayer, for lament, for community building, and for organizing.
from 8:00-9:00 pm Eastern time.
Please join us if you need to be with others in this time of uncertainty and anxiety.
Please join us if you, too, are praying for the soul of the United States and for justice to roll like water so that everyone can get free.
Yours in faith,
Aisha Hauser, MSW, CREML
Christina Rivera
Rev. Dr. Michael Tino
