The dictionary defines struggle as 1)make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction. 2) strive to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance. 3) make one’s way with difficulty. And 4) have difficulty handling or coping with.
Amplified a Thousandfold by Lindasusan Ulrich
An Interfaith Prayer for Justice Makers by John Saxon
“A just person is one who is conformed and transformed into justice.” – Meister Eckhart
“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.” – Montesquieu
“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” – Frederick Douglass
Dear Liberal Allies by Trungles
Visitors in the Struggle for Racial Justice by Aisha Ansano
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” Ernest Hemmingway
“I started doing comedy because that was the only stage that I could find. It was the pure idea of being on stage. That was the only thing that interested me, along with learning the craft and working, and just being in productions with people.” – Robin Williams
“I think that anybody’s craft is fascinating. A taxi driver talking about taxi driving is going to be very, very interesting.” – James Lipton
Let Artists Win by Bob Janis-Dillon
Know When to Tango by Katie Romano Griffin
Our church’s grace: “May we gave eyes that see, hearts that love, and hands that are ready to serve.”
“But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. That’s what I strive to do, that’s what I pray to do every day.” – Barack Obama
“Infuse your life with action. Don’t wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen… yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.” – Bradley Whitford
A Lamp in Every Corner by Janeen K Grohsmeyer
To be Human is to be Aware of our Separation by Thomas Fritts
“Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.” Albert Camus
“A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.” Malcolm X
Ultimate Grace by Ma Theresa Gustilo Gallardo
Desert Spring by Victoria E Safford
Warning: the following video has flashes and strobes which could be harmful to someone who has seizures. https://youtu.be/dzos-Ylu5FQ
The dictionary defines remorse as 1) deep and painful regret for wrongdoing and 2) a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs. Remorse also has an obsolete definition of compassion, which I found just interesting enough to share.
The Growing Season by Teresa Honey Youngblood
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward
“I love the feeling of the fresh air on my face and the wind blowing through my hair.” – Evel Knievel
Meditation on the Four Directions byJulia Hamilton
The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy
The Seasons of Life by Mary Frances Comer
Elizabeth Tarbox wrote All is Dukkha
The dictionary defines Resistance is two very different ways: 1) the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument. and 2) the ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely.
Blessed are We by Andrea Hawkins-Kamper
The Beautiful Tiger by Christopher Buice
We are forgoing meeting in person during the coronavirus epidemic. Sunday, March 15, we will be experimenting with a virtual discussion while we determine how best to meet and worship virtually. If you would like to participate, please email westforkuu@gmail.com for details.
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