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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

The Kristallnacht Martyrs, 9 November, 1938

                    Psalm 119:116/ Luke 15:1-8/
                         Collect for Grace





Sus-
tain 
me, 
Lord, 
according 
to your promise, 
that I may live...and direct us  
to the fulfilling of your purpose 
                       Remember today 
those German Jews who died on the the night of November 9th, 1938 when “Nazi storm troopers throughout Germany 
mounted a
coordinated assault against the Jewish 
Community.” (Give Us This Day) 75,ooo Jewish-owned shops were destroyed: 
the shattered windows gave rise to the name Kristallnacht - Crystal Night. May we never forget and always be vigilant against the damage done first to the human heart, and then to the human family, by the incipient forces of bigotry and hatred against peoples and religions.  

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