I am sure many of you have recently seen these memes/quotes on social media platforms. These are a reminder to me that as Christians we are called to walk the talk, that our faith without actions is nothing, that along with prayers we need to also think of solutions. These are in response to the recent mass shootings that our country has experienced. We all know of the ones in Buffalo, Chicago and Uvalde, TX, but did you know there have been more than 200 mass shooting in 2022, and 27 school shootings.

I’d like to invite you to the following event. I’ll be there, and it’d be nice to see you there, too! Just as Jesus asks us to care for our neighbors, we can do activism for try to get these neighbors into homes! Interfaith Action for Bring Chicago Home; Monday, May 23rd at 9am.

As we get closer to the end of this month of remembering and celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I want to remind us of a few things: