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Prayer Circle

rug

(82,333 posts) Tue Feb 3, 2015, 09:56 PM Feb 2015

Having just come from GD, I offer a prayer for those who killed the Jordanian pilot, as well as for [View all]

Muath al-Kaseasbeh who endured a death of such unspeakable helplessness, fear and pain.

It is in horror we instantly lose our own humanity and are quick to strip those who do evil of any shred of our shared, common humanity.

I pray that the God who created us all strengthen our brotherhood and sisterhood, even in this, and show us the path to the mercy that is given to us all, no less to the merciless.

May the woman ISIS prisoner who is about to be executed by the Jordanian government not be a blood sacrifice to our outrage.

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Having just come from GD, I offer a prayer for those who killed the Jordanian pilot, as well as for [View all] rug Feb 2015 OP

Amen. TexasProgresive Feb 2015 #1

Thank you, rug. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #2

Amen. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #3

I just read some of that thread and I find it appalling. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #4

What is nauseating is that the same things are posted virtually verbatim, rug Feb 2015 #5

If I was on in time to respond I woukd have said that God had nothing to do with this. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #6

'm glad I missed it. okasha Feb 2015 #9

I sm as well because I kniw I would only get angry. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #11

Blessed Mother, okasha Feb 2015 #7

Amen! hrmjustin Feb 2015 #10

Amen. rug Feb 2015 #12

Thank you, rug. okasha Feb 2015 #8