Good words about peace

"We profess to be people of peace, Lord, but keep us from the temptation to proclaim peace where there is no peace.  Show us today where peace is most needed in our community and in our world.  Show us which of us must plant the seeds of peace, which of us must water them, and which of us must yet become gardeners of your peace. Amen."

Excerpt taken from the April 27 liturgy in the book Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals

A modern day psalm

I was listening to this song the other day on the way home from class and was reminded how much I love the power of the words and music.  I couldn't find a video clip to include so that you could listen to the song.  So, if someone out there knows how to embed an audio file please let me know!  I highly recommend listening to it and letting it inspire you to become someone who prays for and practices justice and mercy in God's name.

"Dust Under Carpet" by Abdel Wright

Law makers a break it
Poor people the target
Some problems them sweep it
Like dust under carpet

Law makers a break it
Poor people the target
Some problems them sweep it
Like dust under carpet

The justice system no tek it so light
Nuff youth get mash up, nuff lose dem life
It mention fe a time then it put one side
Dat no right

Remember when them tek the street people them go dump
Now them sitting quite easy pon them rump
Them conscience want bury rotten it stink like skunk
Them judgment

Law makers a break it
Poor people the target
Some problems them sweep it
Like dust under carpet

Law makers a break it
Poor people the target
Some problems them sweep it
Like dust under carpet

Sometimes we have to wake up the ants nest
And don't give a damn who want vex
A them mek the law and a them break it
What a foolishness

Fe trouble ghetto youths that a Babylon style
Cold blooded murderers and some alibis
False statements cover up them lies, lies

Law makers a break it
Poor people the target
Some problems them sweep it
Like dust under carpet

Law makers a break it
Poor people the target
Some problems them sweep it
Like dust under carpet

You never know where the wind blows
You never know, you never know
One day and the dust might get exposed
Then you deeds will show

Why you waste time put your finger inna ink?
Politics promises gone as you blink
Yow ghetto youth yu fe know who unu link
Corruption ship must sink

Government and them nice fancy speech
Them don?t really practice what them preach
Them inside dirty though them outside clean
Them disguising

Law makers a break it
Poor people the target
Some problems them sweep it
Like dust under carpet

Like dust under carpet
Like dust under carpet
Like dust under carpet

Dear Diary...

I just saw a picture on Facebook of my man-crush who lives in India being kissed by another man!  Oh, woe as me.

signed,
heart broken

I'm a lucky man...

My wife loves the way I chataranga!

Chataranga, chataranga, chataranga!  It' just one of those words that I can't stop saying.