Dear Holy and Compassionate One, in the midst of the current’s fury and the flickering flames, we come before you today with hearts heavy with sorrow, burdened by the weight of injustice, and yet, we hold onto the fragile hope that peace may still prevail.
We extend our deepest condolences to the people of Texas, where floodwaters have claimed 27 lives and shattered countless families. We remember the missing children of Camp Mystic, a place once filled with songs and scripture, now echoing with silence and search. We hold close the parents who await answers, the rescuers who press on through exhaustion, and the survivors who carry the haunting memory of screams from cars and trailers swept away. May comfort rise like dry ground beneath their feet.
As Tropical Storm Chantal churns the Atlantic and approaches our shores, we implore you to provide protection—for the Carolinas, for the vulnerable, and for all those in the storm’s path. May preparedness meet mercy, and may communities come together in strength and care.
We lift up the weary and the watchful as the GOP megabill moves forward, laden with tax breaks for the privileged and cuts that may wound the poor. May lawmakers remember that justice is not a mere line item, and that the soul of a nation is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable.
We grieve the forced deportation of men from Asia and Latin America to South Sudan—a land not their own, a place fraught with danger and uncertainty. Though their crimes may be grave, let us never lose sight of their humanity. May mercy temper judgment, and let due process never be sacrificed on the altar of fear.
In Paris, where the River Seine flows once more with swimmers after a century-long ban, we glimpse a symbol of renewal and joy. May this be a reminder that healing is possible, that what was once polluted can be made clean, and that even amidst sorrow, beauty still emerges.
For all beings—the grieving and the rejoicing, the powerful and the powerless, the seen and the unseen—may peace prevail. May love lead. May hope endure. Amen 
Whispers of Grace 
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