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Just another day in Paradise!  It is tempting to end the prayer right there, for the truth of it is deep and needs no modification.  And yet, for many, this life is not bliss; it is struggle and pain and … Continue reading →

Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes.  No sooner have we greeted a new friend into our lives, we discover another has left.  Sometimes the the leaving is merely geographic; sometimes the separation is emotional; ultimately the final goodbye … Continue reading →

Wouldn’t it be extraordinary if everything were simply ordinary? Wouldn’t it be fine if everything were sublime? Wouldn’t it be great if truth were found in aggregate? Wouldn’t it be swell if ignorance were feared more than hell? Wouldn’t it … Continue reading →

Without a prayer on the tongue, or a message behind the voice, are we therefore shallow in some way?  Certainly not!  To live today honestly and authentically is prayer enough.  To engage kindly and thoughtfully is a mighty message.  Actions … Continue reading →

What’s so funny ’bout peace, love and understanding?  The voices of these virtues are often vilified and dismissed as ‘idealists.’  Yes, these qualities are ideals, but that does not mean they do not deserve merit.  Indeed, by being ‘ideals’ it … Continue reading →

Appearances can deceive; assumptions are made informed by our own prejudices.  We process the world through our built-in filters.  We judge based on our past experience.  It is natural, but it is not necessarily healthy.  Today may we begin a … Continue reading →

Once more unto the breach!  Sometimes life can feel like a prolonged campaign, an endless siege.  Mysteriously, we never seem to know who is this entrenched foe; we only know that we’ve been on this crusade for what feels like … Continue reading →

Travel across borders today, in the spirit of connection and fellowship.  Let us never become so insular that we cannot recognize our sisters and brothers living right next door.  They suffer the same doubts and fears as us.  They also … Continue reading →

In the blink of an eye, it is yesterday.  Where did tomorrow go?  Time escapes us, and yet we invented ‘time.’  It is ours to construct or deconstruct however it may suit us.  Let us not stop time, but rather … Continue reading →

Awaken, Spirit of Life, in our essence of being that we may recognize you in ourselves; that we may know our own inherent worth and dignity; that we my exercise compassion; that we may forgive; that we may fulfill our … Continue reading →