In Monday's whole school assembly, all pupils and staff stood in silence to remember all those who had been killed in the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place each year on 27 January. 2020's HMD marks 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. HMD 2020 also recognises the 25th anniversary of the Genocide in Bosnia.
The Revd Briggs read the following prayer for Holocaust Memorial Day, which was written jointly by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi and the Senior Imam.
Loving God, we come to you with heavy hearts, remembering the six million Jewish souls murdered during the Holocaust.
In the horrors of that history, when so many groups were targeted because of their identity, and in genocides which followed, we recognise destructive prejudices that drive people apart.
Forgive us when we give space to fear, negativity and hatred of others, simply because they are different from us.
In the light of God, we see everyone as equally precious manifestations of the Divine, and can know the courage to face the darkness.
Through our prayers and actions, help us to stand together with those who are suffering, so that light may banish all darkness, love will prevail over hate and good will triumph over evil.
Amen
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