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Category: War

Lord, have mercy ...

God, we pray for the shattered people of Israel. **Lord, have mercy ... And for the innocent civilians in Palestine. Lord, have mercy ... May the hostages be freed safe and sound. Lord, have mercy ... May the grief-stricken and traumatized be allowed their grief and offered comfort in the midst of the unimaginable. Lord, […]

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What to do when the world is at war (#10)

#10 on my Top Ten List of things of things to do when the world is at war is - Find a bigger story to live in. Here's what I mean by that: It is easy to get bogged down in the battles, worries, fears, questions, inequities, injustice, greed and violence all around us. It […]

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What to do when the world is at war (#9)

#9 on my Top Ten List of things to do when the world is at war is - Soothe Anxiety. I have always been an anxious person - less so these days - but boy oh boy was I an anxious kiddo. I always thought someone was breaking into our home, crawling up the outside […]

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What to do when the world is at war (#8)

#8 on my Top Ten List of things to do when the world is at war is - Vote Wisely. This feels like a loaded statement in our deeply divided, polarized, cranky world. I think it feels that way because it is so important. More people than we can imagine don't have a chance to […]

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What to do when the world is at war (#7)

#7 on my list of things to do when the world is at war is - Practice Peacemaking. Obviously, unless you are a diplomat or an ambassador or the Secretary of State, there is not much any one of us can do to literally make peace in a war zone. We can pray for peace […]

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What to do when the world is at war (#6)

It is so tempting, when we witness what seems like pure evil, to point fingers, cast judgment and draw a sharp distinction between the darkness we see in others with the light we believe constantly emanates from our own souls. In times of war when good and evil appear glaringly obvious we are presented with […]

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