FULLNESS - prayer and fasting

There is an event happening this weekend that ROCKS... it is FULLNESS - being held in Vancouver where a bunch of passionate warriors get together to fast and pray. That's right - the wholehearted, fighting of intercession.
If you are anywhere near there - go. The spiritually full Janet Munn will surely lead the charge heavenward. If you aren't near (like me - arrg.) then pray with them (and fast - why not?). Great Grace.

Goo Goo Dolls - let love in

Jason Upton keeps telling people to change the way they pray. We've been praying 'open heaven' but heaven is already open. What we need to pray instead is 'open earth'. Dear God, 'open earth' and let love in.

What the Heck is Social Justice?

From another helpful article by Rose Marie Berger (The Hungry Spirit: What the Heck is Social Justice?):
"The goal of social charity and social justice is furthering the common good. Social charity addresses the effects of social sin, while social justice addresses the causes of such sins. Brazilian Catholic Archbishop Hélder Câmara famously said, “When I feed the poor, they call me a saint; when I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.” His phrase indicates the societal pressure to separate charity and justice. The two can not be separated. It would be like taking the heart out of a body—neither would live for long."

When was the last time someone called you a communist? When was the last time anyone was uncomfortable with the questions you ask and the way you live? If we cannot separate charity and justice - what will social justice look like in the context of our current system (the salvation army)?

The Causes of Incalculable Human Suffering

"An indispensable building block of moral thought is that all human life is equal. The fact that the deaths of Americans and other westerners attract saturation media coverage, while third word deaths typically fail to register on the media radar highlights a fundamental shortcoming of the value-set of much of the western world. The failing is the cause of incalculable human suffering.

It is the reason that much of the third world continues to starve, while over-eating is likely to the number one health problem in the western world by the end of the next decade."

This is from an article called, The Causes of Incalculable Human Suffering by Mirko Bagaric, BA LLB(Hons) LLM PhD (Monash), is a Croatian born Australian based author and lawyer who writes on law and moral and political philosophy. He is the author of 20 books and over 100 refereed scholarly articles. He is not connected with any political party or other interest group.

uniform

and people say the uniform is out... wow. How can you resist this beauty?

Social Justice...

(hat tip to facebook Rob) ;-)

Two of my favourite saints...

Saint Theresa's prayer:
May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.

special props to TA for the hook up! ;-)