LA Prayer Vigil for Peace Amidst ICE Protests and Immigration Reform Calls

Call for Peace and Prayer in Los Angeles

• 🕊️ Faith leaders gathered for a prayer vigil to call for peace in Los Angeles, viewing the city as a microcosm of the United States.
• 🙏 The vigil aimed to lift the city, described as multicultural and pluralistic, on a cloud of prayer, emphasizing its importance to the nation.

Resisting Unjust Authority Peacefully

• ✊ Participants pledged to be peaceful witnesses and resist unjust authority without violence, even with the presence of federal troops.
• 🛡️ The message stressed that soldiers and Marines are not enemies but volunteers, and the narrative of violence should not be adopted.

Undocumented Workers and Immigration Reform

• 💔 The vigil highlighted the plight of undocumented workers, who are described as honest laborers, part of the economy, and members of congregations, yet are being taken from their families.
• 📢 A call was made for politicians to regularize the status of undocumented workers and restore families and neighborhoods affected by raids.

Divine Law and Love in Politics

• ✨ The gathering affirmed that when politics reward cruelty, they will lift up love.
• 📜 The First Amendment was invoked to counter the idea of separation of church and state, asserting that divine law of love should guide leaders.
• 🌟 The ultimate goal is for Los Angeles to rise by its example and help draw the nation closer to gates of justice and love.