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Gracious God, when my heart fills
with compassion, let me empty it freely
and without fear.
Amen.
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January 15:
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
As you have done it for the least of these
my children, so you have done it for me.
ñMatthew 25:40
Though a fallible human being and the subject of controversy
throughout his life, and even after his death, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. was a man of great compassion with a deep
concern for justice, much like the great Old Testament
prophets. He paid, as some of them did, with his life, but his
dedication changed the lives of those to whom he was so
devoted.
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by Bill Kolb
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Which of the religious
rules is the most important to follow?
The prophet Micah put it this way: ìWhat does the Lord
require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to
walk humbly with your God?î
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Nobody Lives without Fear |
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Nobody lives without fear. No life is fully immune from the
variety of fears that afflict and affect us all. Life is too
unpredictable to remain stoic in every crisis. At any moment
it can take that unexpected turn and leave us high and dry in
some undeserved crisis or ill-begotten wilderness. What
scares you? Being lost? Being found? Being found out?
Leaving home? Staying put?
There is no life without fear;
no faith, either, for that matter.
Let's turn from the ministry of fear denial, toward
discipleship as a way of living with fear and finding ways to
deal with it. The scripture not only admonishes the people of
God to fear not, it confesses with the Psalmist, "When I am
afraid, I will trust in you."
from Nobody
Lives without Fear
by The Rev. Dr. Bill J. Leonard
For the Least of These
For many, many years, I must tell you, I wondered why was
I there? Of all the places I could have been, of all the places
he could have been, all the things we could have been
involved in, why was I there at that moment in history?
And God revealed it to me over the yearsóI was there to be
a witness, and my witness has to be true. Martin Luther King,
Jr., didnít die in some foolish, untoward way. He didnít
overdose. He wasnít shot by a jealous lover. He died helping
garbage workers.
The fruits of his labor are with us now. A man with a Ph.D.
degreeóof all the things he could have been, he chose to use
his gifts and his talents "for the least of these."
from On
the Balcony with Dr. King
by The Rev. Dr. Billy Kyles
Walking with Peace
In our daily life, we have a tendency to think about the past,
to get caught in the sorrow and regret concerning the past,
and to get caught in the fear and uncertainty about the
future, so our mind is not in the present moment.
That is why it is very important to learn how to go back to
the present moment in order to become fully alive, fully
present. Walking meditation helps us do that easily.
from
Walking with Peace and Presence
by Thich Nhat Hanh
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