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Eye on the World: gun violence in cities
In spite of strict gun laws and police enforcement, Chicago is facing the highest level of gun violence it’s seen in years. The same problem is surfacing in Oakland, New Orleans, and other cities. (President Obama embarked on a trip this week to promote his plan to curb firearm-related crime.) At the same time, New York and other cities are experiencing record low levels of gun violence — and violent crime levels in the US are dropping overall. The reduction of gang violence may have an effect on overall violence in cities, but experts say the relationship is uncertain.
This audio chat, “A healing response to gun violence,” provides a basis for our prayers about gun violence. It’s important to start by recognizing that prayer isn’t a wishy-washy or passive response to a real problem; it’s an active answer to the violent mentality that would try to terrorize, incapacitate, or kill goodness.
“Interrupt violence before it happens” explores how we can acknowledge God as an active presence, even where urban decay and other issues associated with violence seem to be intractable. The author explains how this kind of prayer “removes the blindfolds of fear, anger, retaliation so that the light of Love can be seen and felt.”
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