Elizabeth

Anger is Atomic

Anger has atomic power. It can light up a city or burn it down. I witnessed the 1967 riots in Detroit and watched everyone leave…

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Elizabeth

Make Me Your Peace

The most-prominent hymn version of the prayer is “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace”, or simply “Prayer of St. Francis”, adapted and set to…

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Elizabeth

Spring is here!

From a traditional Shaker song: “I danced in the morning when the world was begun, I danced in the moon and the stars and the…

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Elizabeth

Love is Everything

I am intrigued by teachings that last. This poem was written by Augustine, Bishop of Hippo in 430 AD. The Augustinian age, and this teaching,…

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Elizabeth

Same Pay, All Day

It’s not about equal pay or equality of outcome. Given a range of gifts, talents, and opportunities, it cannot be equal or the same for…

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