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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

Thought for the Day # 73 - Tuesday, June 2, 2020

“One Minute of Silence”

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We are all in distress since the murder of Mr. George Floyd a week ago, last
Monday. And we are all in shock. What to think? What can we learn from this
tragic event? How can we overcome the public murder of an innocent person?

Perhaps we could, firstly, ask ourselves the question: am I ready to change
my outlook to be able to see in every human being a brother or a sister in
humanity? Whoever the person, whatever their cultural or racial difference,
whatever their temperament, whatever their origin, every human being is a
brother or a sister in humanity.

Let us ask the Lord to make this outlook stay with us. Let us ask the Lord to
give us the capacity to be able to see in every human being, a brother or a sister
in humanity. And in the face of the death, the murder of Mr. George Floyd, let’s
observe a moment of silence.

After this Thought for the Day, I invite you to recollect yourself for a
minute, take two minutes of silence for him, and lift him up to the Lord.

His brother has spoken out these days to encourage peaceful protests. His
family is one who has faith in God and believes in peace, and so he has called
for calm. And let us ask the Lord for peace of heart so that we can continue to
see every human being as brothers or sisters in humanity.

Collection of texts by the Most Rev. Christian Lépine 88