Violence is inevitable when there is no hope of civil justice. This is why Lady Justice cannot be slothful and must act swiftly. For only the strong in faith can maintain the grip of hope in desperate times. If Lady Justice covers her eyes too long, failing to recognize the pain of the oppressed the people who are barely holding on will eventually let her go.   It is the weakest from among us that Lady Justice should concern herself with most. Our weakest, the ones who do not have the spiritual fortitude to cling tightly to the promises of God; Our weakest, the ones who quickly lose trust in our human capacity to overcome societal ills; Our weakest, those who choose violence as a means of resolution. It is our weakest members who need so desperately to see that justice is hard at work creating an egalitarian legal system that makes everybody feel worthy of dignity. For, it is our weakest members of society that are most likely to respond to oppressive violence with more violence.

We, as people of faith, pray for everyone who has lost their beloved at the hands of our weakest members of society, whom possess weapons that they are too immature to handle. We pray that God will forgive us for creating a world so vastly different from God’s design. We pray that we, God’s people who are called by God’s name will humble ourselves and pray and seek God’s face and turn from our wicked ways, so that God will hear from heaven, and forgive our sins and heal our land.