To everyone protesting peacefully, I commend you for your self-control and wisdom, as well as your faith in the pursuit of kindness and goodness.
To everyone rioting, I understand your anger, and your feelings of helplessness. I understand that "America must see that riots do not develop out of thin air. In the final analysis, the riot is the language of the unheard" Martin Luther King Jr. When you have tried so many times to be heard when you speak peacefully, and none of them have come to fruition, you can feel that rage and violence is the only way to be heard.
I am trying to find the answers to so many questions, and all I can think of is an initialism from my church camp days as a kid... W.W.J.D What Would Jesus Do? I'm not perfect, not even close, but I think I can draw a few conclusions from the Bible about what Jesus would be doing right now. First of all, I think He would pray. not just a quick 5 second prayer to check off a box, but fervently praying for everyone affected, and for the nation as a whole to turn their hearts. Then I believe He would be checking on those around Him who are personally affected, from friends and family of George, Breonna, and Ahmaud to neighbors and friends who are becoming continuously more fearful for their lives and the lives of their loved ones. I think we also have good evidence to suggest that Jesus would be speaking in the public gathering places. He was never one to shy away from the hard topics, or to stand by and watch injustice being done. He reached out to the outcasts who were judged and withering under the eyes of prejudice. He spoke about loving one another and treating each other with respect in the light of equality. He personally took the hands of those that others hated and feared, and He rose them up and acknowledged them as just as human and just as worthy of love as anyone else. Most of all, I believe He would just be loving on people in every way possible. I don't know what that looks like for you, but I know that, "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things" 1 Corinthians 13:7 and I believe with all of my heart that "Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther King Jr. Whatever we do in this dark, unjust, and hateful world, let us spread light, and love, and I believe justice will grow in that light