Good Day, God! I’ve been pondering — and actually working on doing — what You command. Love your enemies — pray for those who persecute you. Now, thanks be, no one is persecuting me. But, they seem to be willing…
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Being Human and Human Rights?
Good Day, God! Here is Dr. Odontuya Davaasuren — in the center with two nurses — she is my nominee for the title of Hero. For years she was helpless as patients in her native Mongolia died in pain. It…
Tagged with: freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom of speech, freedom to worship, goals, The four freedoms
Posted in a hand up, connecting, Conversations, respect
Posted in a hand up, connecting, Conversations, respect
Noble Intentions and Blessing Others
Good Day, God! This morning — during my Centering Prayer time — I remembered a talk given by Hob Osterlund — years ago — at Central Union Church. She encouraged us, when dealing with irritating Parts of Ourselves, to remember…
Tagged with: Hob Osterlund, the surprising usefulness of walls, Walls
Posted in Blessing, connecting, kindness, Noble Intentions, Positive Protective Limits, respect, Wanting a protected time
Posted in Blessing, connecting, kindness, Noble Intentions, Positive Protective Limits, respect, Wanting a protected time
Speaking up for Respecting One Another
Good Evening, God! Speaking up. Speaking out. Caring for those who are not respected. That is a pretty good description of what we all need to be doing — to meet the challenge of Our Times. And, harder yet, we…
Tagged with: Golden Globe, Meryl Streep
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, Caring, connecting, respect, Responding, responsibility
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, Caring, connecting, respect, Responding, responsibility
Reproduction and the Election
Good Morning, God! I know that some of my Christian sisters are hearing from Trump supporters: ”GET OUT AND VOTE SO WE CAN TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY.” I guess to them that means NO MORE LEGAL ABORTIONS. Trump is offering…
Tagged with: abortion, election 2015, mutual respect, respect, single issue voting
Posted in Compassion, connecting, LOVE, respect
Posted in Compassion, connecting, LOVE, respect
A brave pastor speaks up
God Morning, God! I’ve been praying and fasting — something I don’t remember doing since the weekend before 9/11 — and this feels THAT serious. I haven’t wanted to be explicitly political on this blog. But, I woke up this…
Tagged with: contempt for women, election 2016, hubris, misogyny, speaking truth to power, speaking up, the dark underbelly of humanity, voting
Posted in connecting, God's Light, Light, LOVE, respect, Self-Respect, The Flow of God's Love
Posted in connecting, God's Light, Light, LOVE, respect, Self-Respect, The Flow of God's Love
Healing Grief
Good Evening, God! Give sorrow words . . . Shakespeare said that centuries ago. But, God, we don’t. As for me, I didn’t know how. So I pushed it down . . . focused on all the Good Stuff .…
Tagged with: Speaking out or our hearts, sweating our grief, tears
Posted in connecting, gratitude, Grief, healing, Hearts, respect, Self-Respect, Sorrows of the Deep
Posted in connecting, gratitude, Grief, healing, Hearts, respect, Self-Respect, Sorrows of the Deep
What would St. Francis do?
Good Morning, God We are always asking ourselves . . . well we try, God . . . What would Jesus do? The answer, of course, varies on who is asking the question. Then it came to me. We CAN…
Tagged with: compassion, hearing, hope, humility, Love, peace, Peacemakers, St. Francis, What would St. Francis do
Posted in connecting, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Peace, power and peace and gentleness, respect, the essential nature of hope
Posted in connecting, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Peace, power and peace and gentleness, respect, the essential nature of hope
Choosing LIFE
I guess, God, what I am calling the Big Questions are the ones that lead to Vision. A vision of what Life can be. A vision of what we are Called to be.
Tagged with: Asking, choosing, life, Questions, Vision
Posted in Books, choices, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, respect
Posted in Books, choices, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, respect
