O Lord, we cry to you, with deep pain in our hearts and souls. Our hearts ache, because of genocide caused by the lust for power, cruel hatred for others, because of their race, religion or physical differences. God of all, the heavens weep, the winds whisper through this great world you have created. WeContinue reading “Prayer to end Genocide”
Category Archives: Love thy neighbor
A second visit to The Seven Storey Mountain
This passage, written through Merton’s childhood eyes before he’d ever been inside a church or thought seriously — if at all — about God, speaks volumes about how our cultural landscape reflects the big picture. As we read this, we might consider what’s been lost when the keystone of our towns is a Costco orContinue reading “A second visit to The Seven Storey Mountain”
Random thoughts from the Olympia Day Spa
My friend Barb and I recently decided we were going to make semi-regular trips to a local women’s day spa in Koreatown part of our commitment to lifelong health and well-being. We’ve been twice. In the narrow alcove of lockers, we leave behind our clothes and our contact lenses and begin our pilgrimage from tubContinue reading “Random thoughts from the Olympia Day Spa”
Here comes the light
“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16)
When Hope’s Too Hard
Everyone I know is pushed to their limit right now. When we’re tired and heavy laden we tend to lose perspective. And joy. And hope. Sometimes just to hear another living soul sing you right through that pain and weariness can be the most life-giving thing of all. Allow yourself these three minutes of rest.Continue reading “When Hope’s Too Hard”
Heather Choate Davis 