Dear Family of Love,
Happy Keeping the Faith Friday Fearlessly Without Fretting! Where to begin this evening's blog ? I think this is a good start as any!
I Love You!
Remember we are all equal in God's eyes!
We were made lovingly in God's image and likeness. God didn't make no junk and we all matter !
Let us be kind and loving family members to all!
Ok enough large pointed fonts. Today we learned that we must become more united as a country in the following ways: Grace, Love, Kindness, and Equality. These are all held in scripture. We must strive to live grace filled, loving, kind and united lives daily. I'm not kidding! We really do if we want to make a dent into this insane and violent world in which we live. As people of faith and human beings we don't get to say who's in or who's out! That is not our job to decide and play judge and jury. God loves us all. God tells us that we must care for the least of these. Who are the least of these? They are our family members who happen to be each and every human being on the planet. Yes even bad guys and enemies and your neighbor who doesn't quite fit your particular norm. We must care for our refugees from all over the world and yes even those who are political and economic refugees who cross our Southern boarders in order to find a better life and may have run out of options and cross illegally or should we say unconventionally. We must love and be kind to our LGBTQ brothers and sisters as ourselves and as we love God. Remember when I told you many months ago that I had something to tell you about me? Well today is as good as any. I am a bisexual woman. That's it! Nothing special, but that's who I am and have always been. I'm the same person I was yesterday and today and into the future. We must start to scrap and get rid of labels. I don't like them ! I don't find any use for them when they seek to divide and and not unite. I hope that you will continue to read Walk With Me On Our Journey but if you choose not to I will understand. I love you! I give God thanks for you this day and always.
Let us be at prayer!
God we thank you for making us.
Make us one
God we pray that we may learn to love more fully.
Make us more loving.
God we pray for those who haven't accepted all of our family members yet.
Open their eyes Lord so that they may see you in them.
God we pray for an end to bullying, abuse, and hate!
Make us kinder, loving, listening, and inclusive.
God we pray for peace among all peoples who haven't heard your message of love.
Give them open hearts and clear ears to hear.
God we pray for calm hearts, gentle spirits as we meet the days ahead in this new world you have given us.
Give us courage to live into new realities and paths with grace and kindness.
God help those who are transitioning into new lives, the Thin Places, and new life paths.
God may we love and comfort them during these times.
God give us each an expanding heart to love, a voice to speak kindly and gently, and broad shoulders that will make us all equal to the tasks to help the world to become equal and have universal human rights.
God Hear us as we pray!
God we pray for_________________
God we give thanks for__________________
Accept our prayers this night in the Name of Jesus who set our feet on the pathway of love, kindness, and acceptance. Amen.
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Good Night Dear Ones! I love you! May you all have a blessed and restful night and enjoy your Self-Care Saturday tomorrow.
With love and lots of it!
Sara
Dedicated to all our brothers and sisters who lost their lives battling HIV/AIDS and those who continue to live with the disease and their caregivers.
Dedicated to all of our brothers and sisters who never lived to see this day. We remember Harvey Milk and Those who were at Stonewall. We pray for all who have led the way so that we may live freely without fear.
I dedicate this blog in loving memory and in honor of my mentor Gary Walters who taught me to sing well and many things. We pray for Gary and his partner who now lovingly reside in the Thin Places.
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