Spiritual Warriors
Last night I went to bed with joy swelling in my
heart. For I had watched the awakening of America, and I felt proud once again
to be an American.
I understand how we have felt beaten down. Once I saw
a movie where, in a Nazi concentration camp, a man was stripped naked, tied to
a post as tribal hunters would bring home a fresh kill, sprayed with water, and
allowed to freeze to death.
The inmates were forced to watch.
I was screaming inside, " Rush him, you are more
than him, rush the man with the hose, the man with the gun. He will only shoot
one or two of you before the rest overpowers him.
But who wants to be the first?
You need a unified group behind you. Otherwise, you
are just another dead idealist.
We value our lives and want to live. And if the one
inmate had spoken, had suggested the overrun, he would have been a goner, and
the others would be back in fear and captivity.
We needed a small group of warriors to silently walk
for peace. To stir our hearts to health and hope once again.
And the I.C.E killings lit the spark that exists
in the hearts of many of us, that we aren’t going to take it anymore.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUMXkqbjYyv/
And this is only a part of the people. They are taking to the streets in LA, San Diego, Boston, all over. We are watching history—we are always making history, but this
is unprecedented. I began copying photos
to save for posterity and to share. (It’s all over Instagram—for that’s where
people are photographing and posting, and where you see kind hearts all over
the place. People have lined up for 7 miles to praise the Monks on their
2,300-mile hike for peace. But if you aren’t watching Instagram, you can miss
it.
This morning, my surging heart dropped a notch when I
turned on my computer and saw nothing about the marches, the assemblages of
people all over America who say, “We aren’t going to take it anymore.” I did
see that a judge issued a ruling on I.C.E.’s
presence in Minnesota.
“U.S.
District Judge Katherine Menendez denied a request from Minnesota officials for
a temporary restraining order, despite acknowledging what she described as
“profound and even heart breaking” consequences for communities in the state.”
She said
“those are not the only harms to be considered,” however.
“The
Eighth Circuit has recently reiterated that entry or injunction barring the
federal government from enforcing federal law imposes significant harm on the
government,” the judge wrote.”
“Significant harm on the government?!!! Brother! Hey,
did you notice, I.C.E. is killing people, and the government is blaming the victims? And the President will not intervene in a Democratic jurisdiction unless they say, "Please." Silly me, I thought we were a two party system.
There is a sign over the door at the Cardo Rehab Gym at
the River Bend Hospital in Springfield, Oregon that reads:
“The heart can do anything.”
P.S. I have opened a New Newsletter, and for the past four days have posted small comments.
I would love it if you would join me.
click on the image
This is what commitment looks like:
