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Some people are feeling intense feelings right now as a result of the pandemic. Is anything making you especially sad, angry, or hopeful right now? If so, what's on your mind?

With two mass shootings in the last week, I am feeling intensely sad and even a little fearful. Is any place safe? A spa? A supermarket? a church? Why are our lawmakers reluctant to take decisive steps? Can anything really be done, i.e. will more strict gun safety laws mitigate acts of senseless violence? Can we accurately spot potential violent offenders? Or, is this the American way and are we destined to go down in history as a barbaric people, mindlessly killing each other for no reason, our leaders turning away? I am haunted by questions like these. I pray. I journal. I meditate. I try to make a difference in my own circles, the only difference I CAN make. Yet I weep for the victims, feeling utterly powerless and hope that my silently whispered prayers will somehow comfort the survivors. The world can be so cruel.