Pirates of Somalia

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

I’m expecting a peace-filled day, despite what the news reports say.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One, God of the Gaps,

I know that appellation is not normally meant in a positive sense, but I don’t think it is a negative. If some people never think of you except when there is something missing in their lives, when there is a loss or a gap, and if you can fill that gap, maybe that’s okay. Maybe you don’t mind. And if that’s similar to the parable of the vineyard workers, maybe those of us who were early in the fields should just praise you for your mercy and generosity.

I hope you will be there always to fill my gaps. What would we do if you didn’t fill our empty places? Filling them with something else won’t satisfy us, so we can only hope you will be the one to fill them.

God of the Gaps, fill our empty spaces.
God of the Gaps, mend our cracked and broken places.
God of the Gaps, heal our sense of loss.
God of the Gaps, turn our failings into growth.
God of the Gaps, fill us with your Spirit and your Peace.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Frankly, young woman, I’m not worried about where I’ll spend eternity.”

[He thought she’d never ask, but He didn’t need to say this.]

D. Blog: Pirates of Somalia

I guess it will be a while before we romanticize and ennoble them the way we have done Jack Sparrow and “Sir” Walter Raleigh. Brigands and thieves. They remind me of some people in the financial industry, but they don’t hide behind computers and corporations…