A. Unabashed Pacifist:
We’ll wait forever if we expect governments to bring us peace. They think they must “defend” us with weapons of mass destruction.
B. Unabashed Christian:
Holy One,
You give us family that provides us with identity and a sense of belonging. When we learn about our family histories, we find stories of sex scandals, criminal activity, mental illness, and other things we might wish to deny. But they are part of the richness in the family tapestry. When we deny those parts of the family, we deny part of our own identity. When we accept those parts of our background, we have a more integrated sense of self. (No wonder we have those stories of our imperfect human forebears in the Bible!) Then we can be more compassionate toward ourselves and others (love of self and of others). And the tapestry grows to include all of your family. Your family encompasses all, so who would we be to write off any other members. We might be estranged with this or the other one, but we cannot deny their being part of your family. Help me keep that awareness.
Amen
C. Un-quoting Jesus:
“Now that I’m 33, I think I finally know my purpose in life.”
[Late bloomer? No. He never said this.]
D. Blog: Bodega Bay 
Still spooky after all the years since The Birds was filmed in this little town...
We’ll wait forever if we expect governments to bring us peace. They think they must “defend” us with weapons of mass destruction.
B. Unabashed Christian:
Holy One,
You give us family that provides us with identity and a sense of belonging. When we learn about our family histories, we find stories of sex scandals, criminal activity, mental illness, and other things we might wish to deny. But they are part of the richness in the family tapestry. When we deny those parts of the family, we deny part of our own identity. When we accept those parts of our background, we have a more integrated sense of self. (No wonder we have those stories of our imperfect human forebears in the Bible!) Then we can be more compassionate toward ourselves and others (love of self and of others). And the tapestry grows to include all of your family. Your family encompasses all, so who would we be to write off any other members. We might be estranged with this or the other one, but we cannot deny their being part of your family. Help me keep that awareness.
Amen
C. Un-quoting Jesus:
“Now that I’m 33, I think I finally know my purpose in life.”
[Late bloomer? No. He never said this.]
D. Blog: Bodega Bay
Still spooky after all the years since The Birds was filmed in this little town...
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