![]() Cuffie is an active participant in the Interfaith Clergy Alliance of South County. She was already well known by the parish because she is a former parishioner. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Morgan Hill in 2018. The Reverend Karen Cuffie, Rector, began her ministry at St. I’m sick of thoughts and prayers so this is my cartoon: There are lots of cartoonists who feel the same way. For the gift of hope we can say, thanks be to God. In deep red Texas the response is standard, Republican thoughts and prayers. We are aware that we do our best work when we come together to nourish that hope.Īnd so yes, in faith we offer our thoughts and prayers because we have compassion for people who suffer and hope for a more perfect world where all people can flourish. We know that hope drives our desire for justice and peace for today and for the generations that are to come. We recognize that we are called to be conduits of hope in all times, but especially in times of pain and sorrow and deep yearning. One of the many blessings of interfaith communities is that we hold hope in common. Offering flowers, praying, sharing stories, singing-all of these and more nourish hope that evil does not get the last word and that the world can be better. The pictures relayed a sense of hope in the faces of the people gathered. People of different faith traditions and backgrounds came out to offer thoughts and prayers for the victims of violence. Though I wasn’t able to attend, I saw pictures of the Morgan Hill/Gilroy Vigil on Wednesday, June 1. It helps us summon the courage to love our neighbor, to show compassion and to take action for change that is needed for the good of all people. Our thoughts and prayers are an indication that we have hope and hope is what helps us navigate times such as these. Sadly, social media dismisses the sentiment about “thoughts and prayers” as hollow, worthless words that do nothing to help the problem of gun violence. It breaks my heart to know that there were people for whom “could have been” changed to “was.” ![]() Maybe you could fill in the blank too that day. In my head, I joined the millions of people who said, “It could have been my _ (child, grandchild, niece, nephew, Godchild).” It was shocking, but sadly, not surprising. “Another school shooting-Texas.” My heart sank and I felt like I was going to be sick. ![]() ![]() I was helping Miss P get ready for preschool when I got a text from my husband who was in another room. ![]()
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