Weekly Pause & Ponder

Weekly Pause & Ponder

One of the greatest liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.

Martin Luther King Junior.  www.goodreads.com

Weekly Pause & Ponder

In a universe in which all living beings form one body, care of the Earth is inextricably bound up with work for peace and justice. We cannot claim to love God if we ignore our neighbor in need... We share one life and draw from one divine Source. This calls for spiritual practice that is global in scope and grounded in universal compassion.

Loving Creation by Kathleen Fischer, p. 45.