Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time

Everyone’s talents and involvement are needed to redress the damage caused by human abuse of God’s creation. #SeasonOfCreation

Pope Francis

“If we could just get through tonight, small steps, get everyone home safely. I would be a very happy camper,” 

Peggy Muller, Louisville Unitarian Church offers sanctuary for protesters downtown

“It‘s fine to do that in a peaceful manner. When it gets less than peaceful, as you see all over, that‘s unacceptable. That‘s when law and order is necessary, and that‘s where law enforcement is very important.”

President Trump

Yeah the pain’s gotta go someplace
So come on down to my house
Don’t you know that

Love’s the only house big enough for all the pain in the world
Love’s the only house big enough for all the pain

Song by Martina McBride

am i willing to show the mercy needed to transform “law and disorder” to “law and order”?

Today’s Scriptures

I have considered the task that God has appointed

for the sons of men to be busied about.

ECCL 3:10

R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!

Blessed be the LORD, my rock,

my mercy and my fortress,

PS 144:1B AND 2A

“The Son of Man must suffer greatly

and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,

and be killed and on the third day be raised.”

LK 9:22