Humanity, Shared - God Experienced

“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”
― Pema Chödrön,

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Good morning God

I thank you for this amazing day

for the mountain soaring in front of me

for the blue of the sky

for the cat chasing butterflies

and the sound of birds

singing

Today O God

people are going to listen to me

as if I have something to say

I will stand in my lovely little

church building

graced for 128 years

by 

amazing saints

people who carved their wisdom

out of the earth

and found their deep places

in the deep woods

today I will stand in front of them

and because they have 

gifted me

with the invitation to be there

I will talk

about God, and life

and death

I will talk about

things 

spiritual

I will talk

and talk

and talk

and (in the eyes of some I am sure)

talk

and sometimes

most times

all time

I wonder why I am there

standing

talking

but Lord, I am just one of the little flock

just one of the sheep

(baaa)

we are all in this together Lord

we are all  in this together

we are all saints

all sinners

we are all wounded

and we are all healers

it is in the gathering God

that the magic happens

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O God, bless our little outpost of the kingdom

as we gather

in Your presence

Amen!