Week of

NEVER AGAIN!
75th Anniversary  of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing - August 6 & 9

These days present us with an opportunity to mourn the loss of life and the devastation caused by nuclear weapons and recommit to creating a world free of the threat that these weapons pose to humanity and to our earth.  Click on the links for some suggestions you can use to mark these anniversaries as people of peace.

Pray - A Prayer for Disarmament
https://theribbonprojectorg.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/disarmament-prayer_english.pdf

Study- Understand the Real Costs of Nuclear Weapons                                             Click here to watch a short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njd4Ov6Xsp4

Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns Brief on Investing in Peace                                        Click here for more information. https://maryknollogc.org/sites/default/files/article/attachment/electionbrief1nucleardisarmamentweb.5.pdf?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=53ecadab-6c9d-405a-ae21-4d6a784bc136

Explore the USCCB’s resource page on nuclear disarmament, including a recent USCCB statement on disarmament, study guide materials, and more.

Act - Back from the Brink Campaign                                                                         Will you join Pope Francis and all non-violent people of faith to demand disarmament and the abolition of nuclear weapons?

https://forms.gle/joAPo46r2VtZJ2sP8
Send a message to your Members of Congress asking them to renew the New START Treaty, set to expire in 2021, which is an important treaty limiting possession of nuclear weapons by the U.S. and Russia.                                                                                                                                     
On August 9, watch a virtual screening of the the documentary The Vow from Hiroshima, hosted by the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.

August 9 - International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Let us pray to promote the human rights of indigenous peoples while celebrating their gifts, especially their reverence for our common home. We can learn so much from them!  Click here for the prayer:
https://educationforjustice.org/ resource/prayer-for-indigenous-peoples/

The Eternity of Love From a Humble Servant
"Anchor the eternity of love in your own soul and embed this planet with goodness. Lean toward the whispers of your own heart, discover the universal truth, and follow its dictates. Release the need to hate, to harbor division, and the enticement of revenge. Release all bitterness. Hold only love, only peace in your heart, knowing that the battle of good to overcome evil is already won. Choose confrontation wisely, but when it is your time don’t be afraid to stand up, speak up, and speak out against injustice. And if you follow your truth down the road to peace and the affirmation of love, if you shine like a beacon for all to see, then the poetry of all the great dreamers and philosophers is yours to manifest in a nation, a world community, and a Beloved Community that is finally at peace with itself."      -John Lewis


Lord, make us
      instruments of your                                                      PEACE.