Shattered Innocence

Posted on September 1, 2025 by roncooper • Leave a comment

church in Minneapolis heads bowed in prayer calm, quiet reflection turns to panic and fear childhoods robbed classmates gone untold grief innocence shattered nation now prays for tender lives cut short wounds to heal nightmares to end nation now prays for a gathering will to end this violence ©Ron Cooper 2025 Continue reading →

Coronavirus / COVID-19 / Grief / Mourning / Pandemic / prayer

Coronavirus: When will we mourn?

Posted on May 19, 2020 by roncooper • Leave a comment

Just when will my bubble burst? My heart aches for all of the families suffering losses due to the coronavirus. How painful it must feel to be barred from seeing their loved ones in the hospital? How excruciating it must be to be limited to brief FaceTime visits — especially at the doorstep of death? … Continue reading →