God of our weary years, God of our silent tears
God of Trayvon Martin, God of George
Zimmerman, God of countless brown and black men who have been profiled, gunned
down, locked up.
We are weary O God and we have wept
too many tears. It is a nation’s shame when justice is meted out to some but
not to all. It is a nation’s shame when the killer of an unarmed teenage boy is
not only given his freedom but his gun. It is a nation’s shame that there is
not more outrage in our streets, in our political chambers, and in our
churches.
We know that each one of us is
created in the image of your image, O God, your fingerprint resides on every face of every race
in every corner of this earth. With your strength, we commit ourselves to
protecting the dignity and worth of every child of God, and we will not rest
until liberty and justice for all is not just a lofty dream but a reality in
this land.
We will continue to march, to speak
out, to protest, to show up, to tell the stories of racial profiling and
oppression. We will continue to cross lines that have divided us from each
other, so that together we can push back the evil isms that destroy beloved
community.
We will lift every voice and sing
till earth and heaven ring, ring with harmonies of liberty.
We will not forget Trayvon Martin,
and all the unnamed young people lost to violence. We will continue to work for
justice,
We will march on till victory is
won. Amen.
