Category Archives: Justice
Justice: Shared Compassion
We wake today in the United States to another mass shooting on another school campus. We will wring our hands. We will, some of us, call for laws to control guns. We will, some of us, chant the refrain that … Continue reading
Justice: One More Step
As we come to the end of our month focusing on the many issues surrounding justice and social justice in particular, we are certainly not coming to the end of our social justice involvement. Perhaps our worship, study, storytelling and … Continue reading
Justice: Morning Has Come
Morning has come, arise and greet the day! Dance with joy and sing a song of gladness! The light of hope here shines upon each face. May it bring faith to guide our journey home. As we lifted our voices … Continue reading
Justice–Becoming Aware
Somewhere this very moment, babies are born, fathers are dying, mothers are grieving. Yet, pervading all is a groundless awareness, delicate and strong at the same time. Everything becomes we, a beating heart with a transparent, radiant smile. And we … Continue reading
Justice: The Examined Life
Live the examined life, subjecting my motives and actions to the scrutiny of mind and heart so to rise above prejudice and hatred. Care. Gene Griessman I was born with the advantages of a white, middle class family. I was … Continue reading
Justice: Forgiveness
This past week, people of the Jewish faith honored the season of atonement and forgiveness in their observation of Yom Kippur. Every year people look at their relationships and examine where they need to make repairs, to atone for words … Continue reading
Justice: Tending One’s Own House
Any human endeavor which calls on intellect and passion, which asks us to stand and at times to stand alone against hostility requires a spiritual practice. I am not saying that such endeavor requires religion or even a belief in … Continue reading