Prayer for Trust in Jesus O Christ Jesus, when all is darkness and we feel our weakness and helplessness, give us the sense of Your presence, Your love, and Your strength. Help us to have perfect trust in Your protecting love and strengthening power, so that nothing may frighten or worry us, for, living [...]
Archive for February 2009
Prayer for Trust in Jesus
February 28, 2009A Franciscan Benediction
February 28, 2009I am going through my Catholic folder. I really liked this prayer. A Franciscan Benediction May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, superficial relationships, so that you will live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people, so that you will [...]
The Lord is My Shepherd
February 28, 2009The Lord is My Shepherd Lord, we are Your people, the sheep of Your flock. Heal the sheep who are wounded, touch the sheep who are in pain, clean the sheep who are soiled, warm the lambs who are cold. Help us to know the Father’s love through Jesus the Shepherd and through His Holy [...]
President Obama: Who Will Go to the Congo?
February 28, 2009http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/386454401?z00m=19748580 President Obama: Who Will Go to the Congo? Target: President Obama Sponsored by: Oxfam America Since 1998, an estimated 5.4 million people have died due to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while countless others fled to neighboring countries for safety or remain in camps far from their homes. Women and [...]
Atlantic Wolffish Needs Protection of the Endangered Species Act
February 28, 2009http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/309289467?z00m=19748741 Atlantic Wolffish Needs Protection of the Endangered Species Act Target: NMFS Assistant Regional Administrator Sponsored by: Ocean River Institute The Atlantic wolffish populations of the U.S. Atlantic Ocean waters are in such trouble that they should be listed under the Endangered Species Act. And the time to act is now, before the determination is [...]
I again am the one who has to be different
February 28, 2009This makes me very sad. I feel so strongly that the church is violating the seperation between church and state. I feel very badly that the church I love has Bishops and others in it that delight in being part of a witch hunt. Do they really think this kind of attitude brings us together? [...]
W.VA. Guard Members May Have Been Exposed to Toxin in Iraq
February 28, 2009Published on Saturday, February 28, 2009 by The Boston Globe W.Va. Guard Members May Have Been Exposed to Toxin in Iraq 130 reservists among those who had duty at facility by Farah Stockman WASHINGTON – The West Virginia National Guard is trying to track down 130 reservists who were probably exposed to a cancer-causing chemical [...]
Call for Mass Civil Disobedience Against Coal
February 28, 2009Published on Friday, February 27, 2009 by YES! Magazine Call for Mass Civil Disobedience Against Coal by Bill McKibben & Wendell Berry Dear Friends, There are moments in a nation’s-and a planet’s-history when it may be necessary for some to break the law in order to bear witness to an evil, bring it to wider [...]
At the Swimming Pool
February 27, 2009I am going to try and make Writers group this week. So I thought I would start working on a story. At the Swimming Pool By Christine Cosser This week when I was at the pool here at Oakwood. I was in the hot tub and I met an interesting couple who were visting. We [...]
Adapting to Water Woes
February 27, 2009Published on Friday, February 27, 2009 by the Las Vegas Sun Adapting to Water Woes by Stephanie Tavares The southwestern United States is moving headlong toward an environmental catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions. The dry, cracked Lake Mead lake-bed near Las Vegas is shown in this 2005 file photo. The severe drought since 2000 has [...]
