We are afraid to walk the streets.
\nWe are afraid to go outside.
\nWe are afraid of the young men
\nwith guns in their hands,
\ndrugs in their blood,
\nand death a breath away.
\nO God,
\nhear our prayer
\nfor families,
\nneighbors,
\nand friends.
\nDeliver us from this violence,
\nfrom danger and death.
\nGive us the courage to face each day
\nand to walk the streets
\nin safety
\nonce again.
\nAmen.
\nsource: Adapted from “Prayers of Our Hearts” \u00a9 1991 Vienna Cobb Anderson. Reprinted with the permission of the author.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are afraid to walk the streets. We are afraid to go outside. We are afraid of the young men with guns in their hands, drugs in their blood, and death a breath away. O God, hear our prayer for families, neighbors, and friends. Deliver us from this violence, from danger and death. Give us…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":235,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prayer-of-the-day"],"yoast_head":"\n