Who Matters? If we have to ask, we have homework to do!

Dear Family of Love,

Happy You Matter Monday and Labor Day! I'm sad, mad, and feeling like we all need to do some serious and deep reflection on what is neededl in the world today. Waking up to the news of the refugee crisis, genocides,  the constant belittlement of our family members of differing belief systems and skin color, and forcing those of us who want to live authentically back into the closet is just too much. Have we not heard the Good News from God that everyone matters? That includes everyone! We need to stop being judgmental and begin to be loving . We have a refugee crisis that is occurring in Europe with refugees from Syria, We have a refugee crisis from Central America and Mexico who cross our borders too. Please don't forget the Iraqis too. These refugee crisis are not dissimilar to our Lord and his family making the Flight into Egypt, not to mention Abraham and Sarah too! I can't begin to imagine the frightening experience Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and I suspect his brothers and sisters of whom we never hear a mention had to go through. We must remember a refugee is a refugee and they are family members too, a family member on the margins is still a family member, a Child of God is a Child of God whether or not they are Christian, Hindu,Jinn, Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, etc and even if they haven't any belief system at all, God loves and makes us all, All Means All and not some. I repeat, Who Matters? All of us do! What can we do to help the refugees who are our family members,  no matter where they come from? Here is a list of links: 
Please note I'm using familiar resources from my faith community The Episcopal Church.

Episcopal Relief and Development /ERD

Episcopal Migration Ministries

Today Show - Refugee Crisis and resources

How you can help the Syrian Refugees

UNHCR- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

FRRME

Tonight let us make a private pledge between ourselves and God that we will honor each other as brothers and sisters and that we will do what ever we can to help each other in time of need and crises. 

Our meditation time is this: Time for quiet introspection between you and God. Tonight we will not use music or breathing exercises. We will spend time at the feet of God and be mindful, listen, speak not as a gimme, gimme but what can I do for you and our family, and go deeper. Take whatever time you should need. 

Before we pray I would like everyone to read another blog from a Twitter Follower of mine and keep her and her ministry in prayer;  

Bolivia 2015 -Apollonia 32

God help us to commit to each other every day to be mindful that everyone matters.

God help us we pray to commit our lives to the care of all of our family members nearby and far away.

God help us we pray to commit our Love Energy and Heat Homes to making peace on our streets and through out the world.

God help us we pray to commit  our care muscles in the care of all our family members and especially the least of these and our many family members who are ill in body, mind, and spirit.

God help us we pray to commit our compassion muscles in lovingly supporting our family members who are grieving and having life struggles.

God help us we pray to commit our energy to be good conservationists of your Cathedral of Life.

God help us we pray to commit ourselves to the fight of injustice, being a voice for the voiceless, and speaking truth to power and letting justice roll down.

God help us we pray to commit ourselves to the inclusion of all human beings into our lives and be fully accepting of them as our brothers and sisters. 

God help us we pray to commit our energies in the service of all our family members who are in trouble, danger, escaping tyranny and unsafe nations. 

God help us we pray to commit ourselves to protecting all who labor in factory, farm, and everywhere. 

God we commit ourselves to you, 
God we commit to being Loving towards you, our family members, and ourselves.
God we commit to walk the walk and talk the talk without fear and reservation,
God we commit to speak lovingly towards each other with dignity and respect.
God we commit to get to know our family members from other faith communities as our brothers and sisters.
God we commit to the affirmation that All Lives Matter and All means All and not Some.  
God we commit to enter into daily silence and go deeper to the center to be in communion, conversation, and listening with you and hear with our heart homes and with the necessary Love Energy you Give us.

God we add our additional prayers and thanksgivings now remembering especially__________

Accept these our prayers in name of Jesus the Christ. Amen.


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Good Night Lovies! I love you, You Matter, Everyone matters, God Matters! Have a blessed and restful night. I give God thanks for you always. Ask this question daily "Who Matters? If we have to ask, we have homework to do!

I'm telling you I love you not because I'm in a Faith Fog but because I genuinely and actively do!

I love you!

Sara

A Poem by George Herbert

Ubi Caritas - Durufle