Dear Family of Love,
I hope everyone had a wonderful You Matter Monday! Today is our annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We celebrate this day as a memory of not only a great man who spoke out against the injustice to The African American People and people everywhere. He did this using non-violent protest and by using his words as we tell our children in pre-school. It seems as though we have lost the skills of using our words both written and spoken to facilitate. These are far safer than weaponry that kills, maims, and destroys bodies, minds, and spirits. In previous blogs we used the image of the bells of El Camino Real Ringing out and Praying in the Key of Jesus. We will be using these images in our prayers tonight. For those of you who do not live in California we have these Bell Markers that mark the pathway that the Franciscan Friars took setting up the California Missions. These can be seen as markers of terror and land grabbing of Native American Land by Fr. Junipero Serra or as our own Stations of Repentance for wrongs that we have done to our family members of all peoples, races, and faiths, along the King's Highway or El Camino Real. Here is what one of the bell markers looks like:
To begin tonight's meditation let us listen to a few protest songs sung by Peter, Paul, and Mary Mix
Think about what the words of these wonderful songs are saying to you and your heart home
Now let's take time to mediate on what Martin Luther King Jr. and all those who have fought for justice throughout the world. Who are your favorite protesters?
Let us pray in the Key of Jesus and Ring the Bells of El Camino Real for those who fought for justice, peace, and equality. We pray this in the Key of Jesus! Ring out the Bells of Justice for all of our family members now.
Jesus we pray and give thanks for Mahatma Gandhi who taught us how to protest non-violently Help us to follow Your and His Model and use our words to make peace and cry out for the voiceless.
We pray this in the Key of Jesus! Ring out the Bells of Justice for all of our family members now.
Jesus we pray and give thanks for all who gave their lives in the Stonewall riots to help pave the way for LGBTQ rights and the rights of those who are afraid to live authentically. May we see God in each of us who are in the LGBTQ community, who are family, allies, and friends , be enfolded into the mainstream community with out fear and labeling. We pray this in the Key of Jesus! Ring out the Bells of Justice for all of our family members now.
Jesus we pray and give thanks for Elizabeth Cady Stanton and all of our sisters who fought for the rights of women so that they would no longer be property but full and perfect members of society and examples of citizenry to their sons and daughters. We pray that all of our sisters may have full protection and rights securely given them. We pray this in the Key of Jesus! Ring out the Bells of Justice for all of our family members now.
Jesus we pray and give thanks for all of our family members who were interned in the Japanese internment camps at Manzanar and Santa Anita. We pray for their contributions to our society and ask for their forgiveness for the wrongs we may have done out of fear and mistrust. We pray this in the Key of Jesus! Ring out the Bells of Justice for all of our family members now.
Jesus we pray and give thanks for the witness of all our Native and Indigenous Martyrs who were here in their homelands of origin in this country We pray for forgiveness for the wrongs we have done to them and remember the trail of tears that took them away from places they call home and became refugees in strange and distant lands. We remember this night all of our family members who are refugees. We pray that they may one day return home as You , Mary, and Joseph left Egypt for Nazareth. We pray this in the Key of Jesus! Ring out the Bells of Justice for all of our family members now.
Jesus we pray and give thanks for Malala and all children who speak truth to power. We pray for all our children that they may be protected from harm. May all of our youth look to Malala for hope and a role model of what one child can do. We pray this in the Key of Jesus! Ring out the Bells of Justice for all of our family members now.
Jesus we pray and give thanks for Cesar Chavez and all those who fought for the farm worker and for the rights and protection of those who put food on our tables We pray this in the Key of Jesus! Ring out the Bells of Justice for all of our family members now.
Jesus we pray and give thanks for those who have died in the struggle for justice, equality, inclusion, and universal human rights.We pray this in the Key of Jesus! Ring out the Bells of Justice for all of our family members now.
Jesus we pray and give thanks for all the many witnesses that we have not named but you know them all may we remember them now_____________________________We pray this in the Key of Jesus! Ring out the Bells of Justice for all of our family members now.
Jesus we pray and give thanks for this night especially for ________________________
We pray this in the Key of Jesus! Ring out the Bells of Justice for all of our family members now.
Today's wish: My wish for today is that everyone will come together in love, unity, and peace
From Facebook: Good Morning ! Happy You Matter Monday and MLK Day! I hope everyone takes time to give thanks for the ministry of Martin Luther King and all who have and are striving for justice, equality, inclusion, acceptance, and giving voice to the voiceless. We have a lot to do dear family and hate, extremism of any kind and yest that means extremism on all the spectrum of faith and belief, and division is not the way we need to do it. We mus unite as the Children of God that is everyone on the planet in loving service and compassion to and for one another
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Good Night Dear Family of Love! Have a blessed and lovely night. I love you and give thanks to God for you this Night and always. You Matter!
With love, peace, and hope for a world united in love, justice, and mercy,
Sara
Jester Hairston Mix
Andrae Crouch Mix rest in peace Andrae Crouch
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