By: Elise Shrock, Diocesan Communication Director
Last week, members of the Episcopal Dioceses of Indianapolis and Northern Indiana stood shoulder-to-shoulder with people of faith at Faith in the Face of Fear, a rally and advocacy gathering at the Indiana Statehouse. An interfaith coalition of clergy and lay leaders offered prayers and prophetic witness, declaring with one voice that fear will not have the last word in our public spaces, and that love, justice, and courage belong to everyone.
Across the country and diocese, many from our own communities also took to streets and public spaces in the wake of the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, a mother and neighbor whose life was ended in a moment of state violence that has called forth widespread grief and protest.
From the Statehouse steps to city corners and neighborhood vigils, we have gathered to stand with the most vulnerable, to lament and resist systems of fear, and to reaffirm that light breaks through the darkest night when we show up for one another.
As Bishop Jennifer reminded us in her convention address, now is the time to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Step by faithful step, we move forward together. May our witness continue, rooted in compassion and guided by the God who forever tells us: do not be afraid.
