Kansas City Prays For Peace On Street Corners Amid Homicide Surge

The top photo is "homeless Jesus" debuted by Missouri United Methodist Church last year. It puts us in the right frame of mind for this post . . .

Accordingly . . . 

People of faith often swear by the power of prayer to work miracles. 

At this point as KCMO approaches 80 murders before the start of Summer . . . It couldn't hurt. 

Of course there will be skeptics . . . But we'd like to believe that Kansas City still has a prayer of solving violence given that political & courtroom battles don't seem to be helping us find a solution. 

Here's the word . . .

The community group known as “Peace Patrol” took to the streets to spread the message of peace and unity in the community. The group organized a prayer caravan with stops at areas they said had “high profile violence.”

“We need the community to get involved,” said Bishop John Birmingham, Jr., who helped organize the event. “We need leaders to come together.”

The group wanted to take an action step to combat gun violence in Kansas City. On street corners, they prayed and preached for an end to gun violence.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Community Groups Take to the Streets In Efforts To Curb Violence in KCMO

Saturday afternoon, the community group known as "Peace Patrol" took to the streets to spread the message of peace and unity in the community. The group organized a prayer caravan with stops at areas they said had "high profile violence."