It's Tuesday at 2:00pm! (PST Time: I live and work from Southern California)
I can't ignore all that's going on in the world today and I don't have the answers. I do want to be a part of the solution though. I want to learn. I want to speak. I want to obediently follow what Jesus modeled for us.
These words from St. Francis resonated with me today so I want to share them with you:
"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, light;
Where there is sadness, joy:
O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal live."
The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
"But he's already made it plain how to live, what to do,
what God is looking for in men and women.
It's quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor,
be compassionate and loyal in your love,
And don't take yourself too seriously - take God seriously."
Micah 6:8 The Message
"The time is always right to do what is right." MLK
There's a lot of pain around all of us today. Let us be an instrument of PEACE.
I know that I can do better.