These three, fear, drugs and violence, appear to work as an ominous threesome. They enjoy their positions of power and look forward to being together at every opportunity.
Fear can find itself wondering alone on a dark street, looking for a home and taking fierce pleasure in finding one. Drugs comes out of the secret place where darkness and hopelessness sit silently in a corner waiting..........and finds fear waiting, in the one who wants to belong, the one who needs a refuge..........somewhere...........anywhere......nowhere..........
and violence follows.
Oh God, help those whose lives are given over to despair.
Rid our city of the things that would destroy her.
We pray, in Jesus Name.
Amen.
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