A wonderful Wednesday ? Sometimes yes, sometimes no! I hope you had and are having one!

Dear Family of  Love,

Today is Having a Wonderful and wonder-filled Wednesday! Sometimes this isn't easy. Today and in the past few days we are experiencing quite a bit of hate on FB. Not at all pretty from quite a few family members who read this blog too. Hate, fear, phobias+, and all forms of degradation must stop. Remember anytime we do any of the above, we are going against God no matter what. We are never let off the hook to be loving, accepting, and seeing God in our Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Baha'i, Sikh, or any of our other faith communities's eyes. We were all made in God's image and likeness. God also creatively created multiple faith communities around the world who weren't  just Christian. He made them that way because in matters of faith there is no one size fits all. If any of you  have the time, I'd suggest that everyone enroll in a comparative religions class at your local community college or local university. We all need to become educated so that when we post things on Facebook, Twitter or anywhere else in social media so that we will be telling and communicating the truth not half truths.Remember when ever you post or tweet something negative about a group of people you are doing it to God. God doesn't like this it hurts God's heart! Please note these words; 

Matthew 25:40New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

40 And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family,[a] you did it to me.’

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Tonight let us reflect upon how we treat ourselves, our family members and those whom we fear and don't like or don't understand.  Please take out your timers, mindfulness apps, and your favorite music. Tonight's musical selection  is this:Choral Evensong Mix

We join our hearts with all of our brothers and sisters all over the world God as your family of love, peace, and mercy to pray for our family members who have become refugees, outcasts, and the persecuted.

We join our hands and hearts in love and pray for peace. God may we with you become peace makers.

We join our hands, feet, eyes, ears, and voices in service to you God.

We join our voices to speak truth to power and to speak out for the least of these.

We join our minds to help become the educated Children of God.

We join our hands and hearts in prayers for those who have come to us asking for prayers on behalf of others.

We join our hearts in prayer with those who mourn and those who are keeping vigil at the bedside of their loved ones who are transitioning into the glorious Heavenly Thin Places.

We join our prayers for those who are dying and those who have died today.

We join our bodies to help become stewards of God's Cathedral of life.

We join our hearts in love and pray for an end to hate and violence.

We join together to pray that there may be an end to war and terror in this Your Fragile and broken world O God.

We join together to add our prayers, thanksgivings, celebrations, and remembrances to you now O God. Accept these our prayers in the Name of your only Son Jesus. Amen.

Prayer for the day in commemoration of William Bliss and Richard Ely.

For more info please see: 

Lectionary Bliss and Ely

Blessed God, whose Son Jesus came as servant to all: We thank you for William Bliss and Richard Ely, whose dedication to the commonweal through economic justice led them to be bold reformers of the world and the Church; and we pray that we, with them, may find our true happiness through self-sacrifice in service of your reign, where all the hungry are fed and the downtrodden are raised up through Jesus Christ our Liberator; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 

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Good Night dear Family of Love! May we join together in a prayer circle of love, prayer. and peace and be as one this night and always. I love you . May you have a restful and peaceful night. Tomorrow is Being Thoughtful and Thankful Thursday. Let's make our gratitude list and pray it tomorrow .

Love, blessings,peace and joy be always yours,

Sara

Some photos from the time of my cancer diagnosis  these are July and August of this year. Tomorrow September and October!

  A little praise music for tonight!

The Servant Song

The Summons

Voices that Challenge- David Haas