Faith leaders gather for prayers of peace and progress

Baltimore leaders are proud of the mostly peaceful protests across the city.

WE'RE SEEING MOREDEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST POLICEBRUTALITY SPARKED BY A MAN'SDEATH IN MINNEAPOLIS.

FROMATLANTA TO SAN FRANCISCO.RIGHT NOW YOU'RE LOOKING LIVEAT KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.BALTIMORE LEADERS SAY THEY'REPROUD OF THE MOSTLY PEACEFULPROTESTS ACROSS THE CITY.TONIGHT FAITH LEADERS CAMETOGETHER FOR A COMMUNITYPRAYER VIGIL.

WMAR2 NEWSEDDIE KADHIM WAS AT THE ST.VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLICCHURCH FOR THE UPLIFTINGSERVICE.Most Rev.

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LoriArchbishop of Baltimore17:00:5━17:01:09“Policebrutality, violence, inequalityand a pandemic of racism thatinfects our history and oursystems as a society” 9prayers for the nine minutes Apolice officer held downGeorge Floyd.

A prayer forFloyd's family, from themother of Dale Graham who wasshot and killed by BaltimorePolice in 2008.

Darlene CainMother17:07:2━17:07:27“Lord wepraying for your son GeorgeFloyd god in the name Jesusfor the injustice that heencountered” Prayers forracial justice and theprotesters who continue tomarch and rally for change Rt.Rev.

Eugene Sutton Bishop ofMaryland, Episcopal Diocese ofMaryland 17:21:4━17:21:57“May we forever stand true toour God and true to our nativeland.

God Bless you All Amen.*na* Deshawn BatsonBMorePrayMore Ministries17:23:1━17:23:23“For theymarch across the city protectthem from harm and sustain thenoble purpose you have placedin their hearts.

To lift upthe valuable, those denied andcast aside” Prayer for lawenforcement from a motherwhose 1━yea━ old son KevinCooper who was killed by aBaltimore City Police Officerin 2006.

Greta Willis Kevin L.Cooper Foundation17:25:3━17:25:47“Oh godinstill in their heartscompassion.

Desire forunderstanding, empathy aninclination to bring calm andassurance” For youth, mothersof children lost to violence,for the faith community,elected officials, and thecity of Baltimore.17:40:4━17:40:56“We haveexperienced too much loss.

Toomuch violence and too muchpain and suffering.

Ourfamilies who have lost theirchildren taken by violent actsand injustice deeds grieve andcry out for justice” Nineminutes of silence, with theringing of a bell everyminute.

Commissioner MichaelHarrison Baltimore City PoliceDepartment 16:58:2━16:58:42“Much if not most of what weare feeling is because of lawenforcement.

Because it is oflaw enforcement it is or dutyand responsibility to beproactive to bring aboutchange” Prayers of peace andprogress to heal.

In Baltimoreeddie Kadhim WMAR2 News.A PEACEFUL PROTEST TOOK