Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's Meditation presents Valedictorian Elizabeth Bonker delivering her speech to her classmates even though she is non-speaking autistic. She finds Helen Keller and Mister Rogers to be her heroes and charges her fellow graduates to "Be the Light--Life is for Service!" She goes on to share her life mission.
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,
Jean and Ron
Valedictorian Elizabeth Bonker delivers her speech though non-speaking autistic
https://youtu.be/8g5aJExZQwg
Upcoming Events
We also wanted to bring to your attention a special Spiritual Discussion Night two part series that will be beginning next Wednesday night May 18 from 7-8pm. In the light of the nationwide controversy about the Supreme Court repealing Roe vs. Wade, we thought it timely to learn more about what is at stake, and how to have informed and respectful discussions on this sensitive issue. Jamie Manson, whom you may know from Call to Action and National Catholic Reporter, is currently president of Catholics for Choice has a comprehensive three part series looking at the issues involved. Whether one is opposed to abortion on all counts, or believe in women's right to choose what they feel is best for themselves or their family, the information that Jamie shares will be helpful to articulating one's personal position in the light of the church's teaching and history of this issue in a clear and comprehensive way. We hope you can join us for these discussions.