07/14/2024
A message and prayer from Bishop Marc Andrus and Bishop Coadjutor Austin Rios following today's shooting of former President Trump:
While it is unclear exactly what happened at the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, we are relieved that former President Trump is reported to be safe. However, we are deeply saddened to learn that at least one member of the audience was killed and two others critically injured. According to the Secret Service, the shooter is also now deceased. As more information emerges, we decry all violence that threatens human life, and certainly the lives of those who put themselves forward in our democratic, political processes. These processes must be safe, and the people who run for election, and those who surround them with their support, must be able to do so without fear. Please join us in praying for the souls of those who died, those who are critically injured, former President Trump, and our country.
Join us in praying:
Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace, as children of one Father; to whom be dominion and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
-BCP
