I’ll Never Be a Saint, or The Tale of the Broken Bodhisattva: One thing I struggle with in the progressive liberal religious world is an over-extended idea of love. This might sound strange, especially as a key cornerstone of my theology is that God must be good, the most good, and anything that portrays God otherwise is wrong. I’ve been watching Soul Boom, …

Let Beauty In: By Rebekah Savage Let beauty in. Let beauty in like waves lapping on the shore, covering the beach and soaking the sand like an embrace. Let beauty in. Let beauty in like the first sunshine after a cloudy day, filling hearts and homes with a radiance that brings delight. Let beauty in. Let beauty in …

Imagine Ethical Cleansing instead of Ethnic Cleansing: (Gathas: Song 6.4 / Y33.4) ýê thwat mazdâ asrushtîm akemcâ manô ýazâi apâ hvaêtêushcâ tarêmaitîm verezênah’yâcâ nazdishtãm drujem airyamanascâ nadeñtô gêushcâ vâstrât acishtem mañtûm. Wise One, I am one who venerates away inconsideration and evil mind from You; perverse-mind from the family; …

More Good Advice : “Prevent unethical people from doing evil actions and kindly offer insight to those who seek your wisdom.” Gathas: Song 6.2 / Y33.2) at ýê akem dregvâitê
vacanghâ vâ at vâ mananghâ
zastôibyâ vâ vareshaitî
vanghâu vâ côithaitê astîm
tôi vârâi râdeñtî
ahurahyâ zaoshê mazdå. And whoever foils the …

Ancient Wisdom Keeps Coming: Message of the Day “Greed will blind many people by setting their minds on committing evil to amass wealth.” (Gathas: Song 5.14 / Y32.14) ahyâ gerêhmô â-hôithôi
nî kâvayascît xratûsh nî dadat
varecå hîcâ fraidivâ
hyat vîsêñtâ dregvañtem
avô hyatcâ gâush jaidyâi mraoî
ýê dûraoshem saocayat avô. …

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Napping is Necessary : Day 4: Rest is Resistance www.triciahersey.com #blackhistorymonth

Lies Are The Enemy : More from the Spitama “False teachers prevent the people of the world from reason and good thinking.” Gathas: Song 5.9 / Y32.9) dush-sastish sravå môreñdat hvô jyâtêush sêñghanâish xratûm apô mâ îshtîm apayañtâ berexdhãm hâitîm vanghêush mananghô tâ uxdhâ manyêush mahyâ mazdâ ashâicâ ýûshmaibyâ …

Not U’s, V’s: nmaahc.si.edu/stories/c… Double V, still haven’t accomplished it yet.

“Knowledge is the prime need of the hour”: Day 2: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/s… “Throughout her life, Dr. Bethune sought to uplift and to buttress the lives of Black Americans through education, organizations, politics, and strong leadership. Her endeavors were recognized by those she served, members of the press, presidents of the United …

The Women Who Built The World : Day 1: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/m… More than ever, we need to loudly celebrate Black History Month. Take some time every day to learn, honor and remember. It’s an integral part of resisting.

Too Much Is Never Enough to Make Us Happy : Humans have a tremendous amount of power and choice. We have spent millions of years increasing these things, moving us farther away from the larger flow of nature. What we have done with that power and choice hasn’t however made us happier. This story shows how greed destroys balance, increases …

If Only Cortisol Could Be Harnessed as an Energy Source : It feels like every two minutes we are being assaulted with some decree from The Felon, or some dangerous activity from his Co-conspirators. Current media isn’t great at communicating fully or clearly what’s happening. My good friend and colleague shared this screenshot with me yesterday, and I will …

Czech Mate: Today is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s also a time when ICE is rounding up people because they are brown and don’t or might not have the right papers. Papers which are extraordinarily expensive, and tied to a system which is not in any way shape or form sensible. But I’m going to …

We need more helpful persons: (Gathas: Song 4.22 / Y31.22) cithrâ î hudånghê ýathanâ vaêdemnâi mananghâ vohû hvô xshathrâ ashem vacanghâ shyaothanâcâ haptî hvô tôi mazdâ ahurâ vâzishtô anghaitî astish! These principles are clear to the beneficent person, who works for the realization of good mind and dominion, and serves …

It’s a-me: For years some friends have warned that a civil war was coming. I was doubtful, in part because our country is so dependent on corporate overlords and a divided violent society would be bad for business. As The Felon’s first week closes, I have to admit my friends may be right. It “feels” to me that …

Bullseye, Or Yay! We solved racism. : I don’t know about you, but I shop at Target a lot. Well like so many other weinees they’re killing their DEI program because guess they solved racism? let them know what you think : corporate.target.com/about/con… Oh and the CEO is probably lonely so send him something …

More Old Time Religion : Message of the Day “If you choose to be righteous, a bright future awaits you, but if you choose to be deceitful, then misery is your reward.” (Gathas: Song 4.20 / Y31.20) ýê âyat ashavanem
divamnem hôi aparem xshyô
daregêm âyû temanghô
dushhvarethêm avaêtâs vacô
têm vâ ahûm dregvañtô
shyaothanâish …

Who’s Your Neighbor? Everyone : Two resources to help protect immigrants, and no I don’t give a good goddamn what documents they have. www.ilrc.org/sites/def… www.ilrc.org/red-cards…

Of Bishops and Princes: I appreciate the Episcopal Bishop (redundant!) of Washington DC for calling out the cruelty of the GOP and The Felon’s administration. I was recently talking to a friend and colleague and I lamented the lack of loud voices fighting for good from the world of clergy. Too many either cozy up to the …

Oh and this, from Cole Arthur Riley: “PS Yes, that man did do a fascist salute at the inauguration yesterday. As they begin to tell you that you didn’t see precisely what you know you saw, you can trust me to hold your memory. And you, mine.”

Resist, Refuse, Frustrate, Ignore: Part of the American founding myth is that the Patriots told off the King and then refused to acknowledge or accept anything tied to the authority of the British government. That’s an oversimplification, I’m sure, but it’s inspiration for me today. I do not accept the legitimacy of the Felon’s …

They Died For Amazing Savings !: My perennial Memorial Day post Every year I find myself cringing whenever most holidays roll around. Thanksgiving is plowed through to the great Black Friday celebration of cheap crap. Christmas is feted earlier each year as retailers try to increase our piety towards our greatest faith, …

You **Don’t** Say: When I was a child, shortly after the earth cooled, we were taught in school all about the US constitution with emphasis in the rights spelled out in it. I’ve never understood the contradiction in our Great Democratic Principles and the reality that seemingly every protest is treated like an affront …

Land O’Loss: I enjoy documentaries. But historical documentaries are sometimes sharper than I’d like, by which I mean they reiterate the many pieces—the chain of bad decisions—that have lead to the human world as it exists today. With the current violence in the Levant (but is there any time when there isn’t …

When we meet you, a prayer: Loren McGrail, Israel/Palestine John 12:1-11 While the reading falls traditionally on Monday of Holy Week, this prayer may be used throughout the year. Anointing and blessing God help us to recognize you in all your glory and humble disguises including the poor of the world who are your body. When …

With Age, Wisdom: Or so the old saying goes. I was recently in a minor conflict with a…let’s say colleague? who has decided that I am Satan incarnate because…well I don’t know actually. She has a reputation for being terribly unpleasant. It’s sad because I see someone who, at the last phase of life, is miserable and …

Big Little Truths: It’s universally taught across humanity that lying is wrong. So standard that it’s essentially cliche, and so easily ignored. This is especially true for adults (see my article “Suffer the Big Babies) who think that they can get away with it because they’re adults. When I was a kid, nothing was more …

Just Like Me, But not Quite: Originally Posted: 2008-12-31 No matter the tribal/sectarian/nationalist label, the battle is always between good and evil, even sometimes within each side of a conflict, simultaneously. Spirit, open our hearts and minds to do good in this world, and to end our senseless killing.