Please...
no more changing avatars to country flags
no more flowers and balloons
no more empty mouthings
no more bleeding hearts
no more clichés
no more..
please
no more blood lust
no more denial of evil
no more excuses for terror
no more tolerating intolerance
no more fanning the flames of hate
today is Pentecost -
pray fan the flames of
love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control
Breaking with this blog’s considered silence on world events and recent murderous attacks in Kabul and Manchester and now London again
PoetryPix 
My prayers echo yours my friend as sadness fills my heart, and I too will continue to fan the flames of love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Thank you Donna – These are some of the hardest feelings to invoke at such times sometimes
(I have already changed my avatar)
Yours is the second post I’ve read today – be kind.
yes indeed Diana – am focusing on the gifts of Pentecost outlined above
I hope that came across right? We have also had sad cases of women and children leaving this life too early, too suddenly. It seems all we have left, is to be kind where we can.
yes I took your meaning Diana and felt real consolation in your words