Dear Friends,

 We hope that you are safe and well.

Today's Meditation is "The Prayer" sung at a family Memorial Service for Alejandro "Dino" Palisbo. It is sung by Bryson Omalza Moralez and Tristen Moralez. The words are provided.

You might let the song and message echo in your heart as Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion and a world-wide chorus reprise the song: "we dream of a world of justice and hope where each extends a hand to their neighbor in peace and brotherhood/sisterhood."

We invite you to join us as we commit ourselves to working tirelessly to end systemic and structural racism in our society, in the church, in healthcare, in the workplace--wherever it shows up so that everyone may come to have more abundant life. May this meditation nourish our contemplative-active hearts and sustain all of us in action.

In the spirit of our philosophy of co-creating community and our awareness that the Spirit speaks through each of us, we invite you to share your meditations with us as well. We truly believe that it is God's economy of abundance: when we share our blessings, our thoughts, our feelings, we are all made richer.

We hope and pray that you find peace, healing, hope and the infusion of joy in your life!

With our love and care,

Ron and Jean

MEDITATION 435: "The Prayer" sung at a family Memorial Service and then sung again by Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion and a world-wide chorus.

https://www.facebook.com/mark.salondaka/videos/391453529075921/

I pray you'll be our eyes

And watch us where we go

And help us to be wise

In times when we don't know

Let this be our prayer when we lose our way

Lead us to a place

Guide us with your grace

To a place where we'll be safe

La luce che tu dai

I pray we'll find your light

Nel cuore resterà

And hold it in our hearts

A ricordarci che

When stars go out each night

L'eterna stella sei

Nella mia preghiera

Let this be our prayer

Quanta fede c'è

When shadows fill our day

Lead us to a place

Guide us with your grace

Give us faith so we'll be safe

Sognamo un mondo senza più violenza

Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza

Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino

Simbolo di pace e di fraternità

La forza che ci dia

We ask that life be kind

È il desiderio che

And watch us from above

Ognuno trovi amor

We hope each soul will find

Intorno e dentro a sè

Another soul to love

Let this be our prayer

Let this be our prayer

Just like every child

Just like every child

Need to find a place

Guide us with your grace

Give us faith so we'll be safe

E la fede che

Hai acceso in noi

Sento che ci salverai

Reprise: Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion and children singing "The Prayer"

https://youtu.be/nexnnrYyTmc