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Monday, March 10, 2014

Lent 5 - We are in this together



“Instead of hating the people you think are war-makers, hate the appetites and disorder in your own soul, which are the causes of war. If you love peace, then hate injustice, hate tyranny, hate greed - but hate these things in yourself, not in another.”
― Thomas Merton
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I read oh Lord
the posts on facebook

I listen to the words of the politicians
and see the actions of those
who wound an crush

there are so many hateful people Lord
and I hate people like that!!!!!

Oooops

Forgive me Lord
forgive us all for the ways in which
while looking at what we consider the “sins” of others
fail to see that at a fundamental leve
they are us
and we are them

you call us Lord to understand not only
that we share with all people a common capacity for God
that we all have within us the seed of the sacred

but that we share with all people a common capacity
for fear, and anger and yes
prejudice

we are in this together Lord
all of us
and it is together
that we will find out way
home

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