Once again this past week, the depth of our national sicknesses has been made clear. I have very few useful words at this juncture, but today I have been challenged by the words of a litany written by Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce of Princeton Theological Seminary. She originally drafted it in the wake of the killing of Michael Brown in 2014, but lamentably it remains almost entirely relevant today. Much more can be said, but for the time being, here is A Litany For Those Who Aren’t Ready For Healing.