How About a Peace Sabbath?

A. Unabashed Pacifist

A Peace Vision: What if all those who long for peace would wage a one- day-per-week strike against participation in the political and economic and religious systems that support war? No working. No buying or selling. No TV or movie viewing. No watching sporting events. Instead, walk-outs and read-ins for peace. We could call it a “Peace Sabbath.”

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

I wanted to pray, but there was too much I had to do.
I wanted to pray, but I thought I would get to it later.
I wanted to pray, but work intervened.
I wanted to pray, but I was enjoying myself too much.
I wanted to pray, but there were all those trick-or-treaters.
I wanted to pray, but I’m so clumsy with words.
I wanted to pray but it wasn’t Sunday.
I wanted to pray, but I’m much better at action.
I wanted to pray, but I missed the opportunity.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“I’ve learned that saving people from sin is generally easier than saving them from stupidity.”

[Although He came close to saying this about His closest followers, it would have been in Aramaic, not English.]

D. Blog: Just Waiting for Your Bumper

- A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.

- Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?

- No one has more driving ambition than the teenager who wants to buy a car.

- There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.