We lift up to you our hope and urgent plea—the very hope and plea of those we honor today—that violence and war may pass from the face of the earth and your divine justice and peace shall envelope all creation.

By Rev. Mark Breese: “Let’s be honest: on the face of it, there is not much to recommend oatmeal. Personally, I can confidently say that oatmeal is among my least favorite things to eat. And yet, nearly every morning, I eat oatmeal. Go figure.”

By Rev. Mark Breese: The question is, “What will the future look like now that this has happened?” The reason this is so up front in my thoughts is because this pandemic has stripped away some of the glossy surface of what had been a long stretch of rosy economic news.”