A prayer from my friend Rev Jean Wallenfang...Gracious God,  we offer to you our sighs and our pauses and our moments of deep sorrow.  We hold the people in Newtown in our love.  As you hold them in your embrace may they find comfort, strength, hope, peace, and healing love.  As we hold them in our embrace may we renew our commitment to be advocates for the prevention of violence whether it is in our homes, our neighborhoods, our villages, or any other setting.   May our actions and our words embody hope and peace. In faith we pray...amen