ISAAC
God of Life, Creator of the universe, Sustainer of all, we come before you bearing deep sorrows. We despair at the killing happening in our homes and in our streets, in our schools and in our workplaces, in our shopping centers and in our parking lots, and in our houses of worship. We come repenting our own participation in the culture of violence in our community and our nation. We have come here in hope borne of your Spirit; for you have been with us to help us face and overcome injustice. We pray for your strength to face this present time. We pray for clear minds and clean hearts to strive together to end gun violence. We ask for your strength to address the violence that shapes so much of our decision-making. Transform our hearts by your mercy and our lives by your grace, that we may place our complete trust in You rather than our weapons. Disarm our hearts with your gracious love. Amen
To help work for common sense gun laws, please contact these ISAAC member organizations:
- Coalition for Common Ground: Reducing Gun Violence Together (Kalamazoo) facebook.com/CCGKZOO or coalition4commonground@gmail.com
- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (Kalamazoo) www.umc-kzo.org/moms or text: CHECKS to 64433
Ed Genesis is an artist, poet, musician, organizer, entrepreneur, and community leader. Born and raised in Gary, Indiana and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan permanently in his early 20’s, his love of art/music, his passion for his people and community, and his gift of creativity are evident in all areas of his work. In October 2018 Ed Genesis released a song to accompany the campaign he was working on around school push out, entitled Junior High, which was distributed nationwide including on his own iHeart radio station, Spotify, and iTunes.