Join us in prayer for the healing our city

Our communities are experiencing deep and multi-layered trauma. The devastation of COVID-19 combined with the heinous murder of George Floyd to create a perfect pain-storm, with riots, looting, and arson followed by a steep escalation in violent crime. This has brought us all to a more painful awareness of the alienation of our youth and of on-going generational and systemic racism. 30 Days of Prayer: Healing the Heart of Our City is a month-long, African American-led collaborative to add a vital spiritual factor to all the strategic thinking, policy proposals and investments being considered.

This is a shared public ritual where people of all faiths and good will can come together throughout the day for 8 min and 46 seconds of silent prayer/meditation. Approximately every ten minutes a chime will ring and a new prayer session will begin under a tent located in the Hawthorne Crossings parking lot at the corner of West Broadway Ave. and Bryant Ave. N. in North Minneapolis. Over the course of 30 days, we will collectively grieve our losses, open ourselves for change, and pray for a new future. All are welcome.

In addition to in-person prayer, there will be opportunities to interact with the wider community by offering prayers, photos, videos and positive messages through social media using the hashtag #healingourcity.

This is a grassroots initiative that will evolve as more people participate.

For the latest, please visit: www.healingourcity.org