An old song by the band, U2, an oldie but a goodie, as they say. Sometimes we feel that way, we’re going as fast as we can to keep up, but only just staying in the same place. Sometimes we do the best we can and it falls short; sometimes it’s chronically short; sometimes it’s …
Category: social justice
Elevate
I listened to Dave Chappelle’s piece, "8:46", recently on Youtube. It's a stand-up he did on 6 June 2020. The main topic is the murder of George Floyd. 8 minutes and 46 seconds is the amount of time the police officer knelt on George Floyd's neck during the arrest. Floyd died as a result of …
Guest Post: “What If”
It’s exciting and humbling to realize you’re in good company, that people around you are strong and insightful and awesome. I’ve had that experience now twice this week with classmates from high school. The following passage was shared by Ms. Hala Teixeira via social media recently in response to recent events and protests against racism …
Guest Post: “I Get It.”
Sharing some thoughts from an old high school classmate. His name is Eric Curtis. Another classmate pointed me to a few recent posts Eric made on social media in response to the recent protests over police murders of unarmed African-Americans, and against underlying racism that still persists in the United States. When I read Eric's …
Change
When will it happen? How much has changed? What is the change we each want and then, What is the change we can all live with together? That’s the change I want. I want us all to live together. And I want to see the murderer for who he is, and not consider the color …
In Like A Lion
I think the saying goes, “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” I think I’d say “Out like a lion and in like one too,” as May closes out and June’s under way. Why? Our planet and in particular our country has been ravaged by the COVID pandemic. Still no end in sight. Our …
Haiku Start: Not of This World
From John Fifteen, Hate Not usual, more subtle, Lifelong, struggle, Yes. He talked about his followers not being of this world, not being like the masses, those asleep, not aware, focused on the material, not beyond. And so those others, the masses, they may often hate because they don’t understand, it’s too difficult, too contrary …
Divine Mercy
Divine mercy, that's what He called it. Divine mercy, maybe that's why he came. And as he hung there , up on that tree, little mercy did we show him that day. Yet, that's why he came. Filled with love, sure of love, fueled his mission to teach us a better way, closer to God. …
For Three Peoples, for All Peoples, I Pray
Most mornings part of my prayer is for other people; I pray for family, for friends, for those who have passed on. And then I pray for people who suffer illness, and are effected by war and other armed conflict; there’s plenty of suffering in the world to go around. The following three groups come …
“Let Freedom Ring…”
Image from Google's Home Page on MLK Day, 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke these words on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. Tens of thousands gathered to participate in expressions of dissatisfaction with a lack of racial inequality in society here in the United States. Fifty-seven …
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