On Sunday, former Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson helped organize a gathering called “Boston Pray,” which was designed to promote spiritual change following George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis last month.
Over 1,000 people attended the event held on Boston Common.
"Whether it’s your experience or not, treating people with the kindness that you would want to receive … justice,” Watson said at the event. “… Now, we talk about that word a lot, right? Justice simply means giving people their just due, whether that’s protection or whether it’s punishment. Justice is like equity. It should be blind. We’re here because we want justice. What we’ve seen has made us upset and rightly so.”He added: “What is always needed is a spiritual change. That’s at the heart of everything. Racism is sin. The idea is to get believers and non-believers to come together and pray and seek God’s face in terms of our next steps.”
Patriots linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley also took part.
“Be a voice for the voiceless speak as loud as we can and make our voices heard. We are with you and understand it," he said.
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