Rachel’s Day

Rachel’s Day – Rachel’s Day is a time set apart on the first Sunday in May when we mourn the loss of our children and youth to violence and injustice. The day took its name from Jeremiah 31:15-17. In these verses Rachel mourns for her children. There are many children in the world who fear that they will not grow up to be adults. They feel unloved and alone. Rachel’s Day is an opportunity to build community and relationships by connecting adults with children at risk and it reminds us of an African proverb which says, “It takes a village to raise a child”. We are all responsible for the well-being of the children of the world.