Angelika’s Christmas
Here is an excerpt from Angelika’s Journal. She and her mother and brother are now staying in a shelter. December 20 Today was our last day of school before the winter break. I’m sad...
Here is an excerpt from Angelika’s Journal. She and her mother and brother are now staying in a shelter. December 20 Today was our last day of school before the winter break. I’m sad...
“Compassion constitutes a radical form of criticism,” says Walter Brueggeman in The Prophetic Imagination. Compassion says that I feel what you feel, I experience the human frailty that you experience. The powers-that-be cannot allow...
I told a friend about my mantra verse for all these years of working in poverty: Matthew 10:16 where Jesus is teaching the disciples before sending them out. He says, “Be ye wise as...
When I bless you in your bigness, I am blessing your ability to invite abounding love, your wisdom for calling forth compassion, your influence for serving others, and your ability for building community. My...
God of Mercy, When I complain about people tracking dirt into my house, help me be grateful that I have a house. When i get stuck in traffic, help me use the time to...
Holy God, Proclaimer of Justice, are you awake? Ordinary folks who simply worked their jobs, Paid their bills, loved their children, Come seeking help. Their world has fallen apart Through no fault of their...