Sometimes You Interfere
“And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.…
Read more“And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.…
Read moreI double-checked my notes. The call number for the library book was correct. But where was the book? I’d check the next row of books in case it had been…
Read moreCan we be this nurse? I read this story by Thomas Keating in Awakenings a few years ago. It touched me then. It touches me now. (Italics and breaks are mine.) Here…
Read moreThe laundry door cracked open. I could see her inside the room, tenderly folding each piece of clothing more gingerly than I fold my own family’s clothes. When she had…
Read moreWho Is Your Person? There is someone in your life right now that needs something you can give. It’s dignity. Maybe this person messed up in a big way, or…
Read moreBut in the real world that lies beyond all this, we all have the same job: to minister to human hearts. All of us are here as ministers of God.…
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