This morning's thanks painfully arise from the souls of millions of grieving Americans, whether or not any of them ever knew a congresswoman named Gabbie before last Saturday. They arise from the recognition that something is wrong, something is tearing is apart, even if we can't identify exactly what.
This morning's thanks arise even from the terrifying recognition that, in all actuality, there is no single cause to blame for evil on a Safeway sidewalk in Tucson, Arizona. This morning's thanks originate, really, in a story that reminds us that nothing can be done to rid the world of darkness, that simply enough, here on earth evil abides.
But my thanks this morning also arise from the recognition, once again, that we can and must somehow do better, that grace abides, that love can be a way of life.
This morning's thanks are for what we know, not only about the reality of evil, but good too--and how moments like these prompt us to try, at least, to be better. "We recognize our own mortality," Obama said, "and we are reminded that in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame -- but rather, how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better."
My morning thanks is for the recognition that even in this fallen world, all of that is the gospel truth.
This morning's thanks arise even from the terrifying recognition that, in all actuality, there is no single cause to blame for evil on a Safeway sidewalk in Tucson, Arizona. This morning's thanks originate, really, in a story that reminds us that nothing can be done to rid the world of darkness, that simply enough, here on earth evil abides.
But my thanks this morning also arise from the recognition, once again, that we can and must somehow do better, that grace abides, that love can be a way of life.
This morning's thanks are for what we know, not only about the reality of evil, but good too--and how moments like these prompt us to try, at least, to be better. "We recognize our own mortality," Obama said, "and we are reminded that in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame -- but rather, how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better."
My morning thanks is for the recognition that even in this fallen world, all of that is the gospel truth.
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Amen. Thank you, young Brother. We are all a part of God's Family and nurtured by His Blessings in each breath we take. "I" am not a god. God's intense, warm sun is penetrating Navajo land today. They say it will be near 42 degrees. The deep snow is beginning to melt. We walk in Beauty.
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