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PUBLIC MARKET RIBBON CUTTING & OPENING POSPONED | CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR COREY RUIZ

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  • PUBLIC MARKET RIBBON CUTTING/OPENING POSTPONED
  • There will be a candlelight vigil tonight at 5pm at the corner of Baldwin and Williamson Street for Corey Ruiz followed by a listening session. 
  • I share a message  from The Hon. Rev. Everett D. Mitchell, Pastor of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist  Church to his congregation…
  • A WORD TO OUR CHURCH FAMILY: How We Will Respond As A Church:
  •  First, we will pray. Pray for the family of Corey Ruiz, who are grieving a son and a brother. Pray also for the officers involved and for their families, who are carrying their own weight in this. Pray for the investigators, that the process now underway will be through, honest, and unafraid of wherever the truth leads. Pray for the leaders of this city, that they would act with wisdom and courage rather than defensiveness.
  • Second, we will stay present to one another. If this news has stirred up grief, fear, or anger in you, you do not have to carry that alone. Reach out.
  • Third, for those who fell led to be present in the public conversation happening in our city this week, including the community listening session being convened by city leadership, I encourage you to go in the spirit of  Micah:8 - seeking justice, extending mercy, and walking humbly, even in a room that may be tense.
  • I want to close by reminding you of something I believe with my whole heart: our hope does not rest in any police department, any investigation, or any press conference. Our hope rests in  a God  who sees what happens on Williamson Street, who has not looked away, and who calls us to do the the same. We grieve as people who believe in resurrection, not as people who have lost hope. 
  • I love you, church. I am praying for our city, and I am praying for you.
  • In Christ,
  • Hon./Rev. Everett D. Mitchell, Pastor, Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church
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