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Lights for Liberty, Lafayette Park, July 12, 2019


Lights for Liberty, Lafayette Park, July 12, 2019
As a nontheist, I’ve not been much called to prayer throughout my life. In these days of social crisis though, in addition to taking concrete action, though not directed at a being, I find myself praying as a mode of personal comforting. We leave Delhi before dawn tomorrow to go up into the Himalayan hills…
We’re all fine, and the problem is definitely outside of the house, but this is the gas company’s immediate response to the phone call saying, “I smell gas.” With your body and home, do you know what needs prompt intervention, what might go away on its own, and what can wait?
It is mysterious that such wishes are seasonal. Do we not need love, peace, and comfort all year round? Should we not do our best to offer, share, and cultivate them all year round? Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.