DAY 10: Finding new ways to reduce violence and promote peace and wholeness

We continue our reflection on God’s call to us through the ELCA’s “60-Day Journey Toward Justice in a Culture of Gun Violence.”

DAY 10: Finding new ways to reduce violence and promote peace and wholeness

In the wake of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that took the lives of 17 people,
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton wrote to the U.S. Congress urging representatives “to work
together to increase safety in our nation’s communities by preventing the easy access
to assault style weapons and strengthening our system of federal background checks.”
Her letter expressed our desire for national legislation that is effectively enforced as part of a
more comprehensive strategy to reduce gun violence in our communities, save precious lives,
and create safe, thriving communities.