Sarras, Niveen2020-12-012020-12-012020http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/3981524The prophet Isaiah, in chapter 11:1-10, speaks a message of hope not only for his war-traumatized community but also for our community of children traumatized by gun violence. Isaiah gives confidence to children that they will no longer experience violence and trauma, but that they will play safely in their neighborhood. Isaiah leads his traumatized community to foster post-traumatic growth. The ELCA must continue to offer spiritual counseling and participate in political activism in order to help children grow in the midst of trauma and to help end the conditions that cause that trauma.engAll rights reservedLutheran ethicstraumagun violenceComparative religious ethicsSpecific religion, ChristianityChristian denominationsLutheranArticle