It’s the way of love. It’s the way of mercy. It’s the way of peace. And we see it arising all around us. We are told that safety requires someone else’s suffering, but that isn’t the way of Christ.

Instead, we see grandparents sharing their voices on street corners and young adults keeping watch. We see restaurant workers bringing food to the traumatized, neighbors delivering groceries, and strangers protecting strangers. We see a 70-year-old Lutheran woman following ICE around Minneapolis in her Subaru Crosstrek. These are ordinary people who trust that mercy has the power to crack the armor of domination.

Community is beautiful and holy and diverse. We will not allow brutality to redefine who we are.

Join us in saying “enough.” Not here, not anywhere.