ONE SMALL  LIGHT DISPELS THE DARKNESS


"To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and expect only the best."

Christian D. Larsen,                               --From "The Optimist Creed"

Another morning dawns and I still keep America in my prayers. I pray for all who have been displaced; for all people who have lost their jobs; and for those whose lives are threatened. May there be a wake-up call to release the chaos and and replace it with Love and Humanity and Understanding. May we practice Kindness and Compassion, creating a contagion of Goodness and Justice and Unity.

Many of us have friends, neighbors and relatives that are touched by the conditions in our nation today. Shower the world around you with kindness and compassion. Write some postcards to share you views with local politicians. Remember it is a wide variety of cultures, ethnicities, genders, who are the human beings who collectively make up our world. Keep the prayer chain going.

"Throughout the ages, the scriptures of all religions have proclaimed that humanity is one great family. This is a simple truth, and it is simply and directly stated in every religion. In fact, almost all the principles that are associated  with religious thought are shared by every religion. The Golden rule, Love thy neighbor, Honor thy Mother and Father, Speak Truth, It is More Blessed to Give Than to Receive--these precepts and many others are common to all religions, and are very similarly expressed in each."   Jeffrey Moses,    --Oneness

Keep your mind stayed on Justice, Freedom for all, and Positive activism.

Happy St. Patrick's Day,

Love and light,

Rev Sandy Smith


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