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The place in which we worship
cars splishing by
rumble, rapping, rattle
can be a metaphor for how we
worship in this room:
travelers one to a vehicle
some speeding, darting,
or slowing, stopping,
or listening to their own music,
& maybe something divine

:- Doug.

Speaking peace to us she said
If you eat enough apples
there is not room for Doritos®
What do you get out of your worship?
another asked her
I wanted to ask
Do we worship to get?
Then I saw my question
as What to eat?
as a little war

:- Doug.

Children enter the room of worshipers
leave parents to greet one another
why shouldn’t life be such an adventure?

Try new things,
meet friends,
touch, taste,
to make good this now
as much as possible!

:- Doug.

Not much going on for insights, nor in my reading, so I will today go into my day with the idea of hearing, being available. Concentrate on my ears and heart today, hear what comes in through these portals. A good approach to any day.

:- Doug.

How are you? World Class—like all of us.

:- Doug.

Footprints in the Wind^sm # 1290

Was it loose gun controls that set us up for the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy? Our addiction to violent video game? Mental illness? I don’t know. No one can know.

But we have an opportunity for a right response. Whether or not our leaders call for it, we can resolve, for the sake of generations of children to come, to do it right this time.

Let us as a people take a month, a full 30 days, away from taking action, jumping to quick decisions, even from talking about it. No preaching. No politics. No lobbying.

Let us take time for silence.

Perhaps a time for contrition. Certainly a time for reflection. Mourning. A time for prayer, meditation, contemplation.

Silence,
silence in the face
of tragedy
Our generation
can set an example
for future generations
let us take time
to not know

Please pass it on.

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