Jews pray at the wailing wall for peace, kindness and for their families
The harder part is people.
So Lord, help me face them
without rancor or disappointment.
Help me see the pain behind their actions
rather than the malice;
the suffering rather than the rage.
And in myself, as I struggle
with the vice of my own desire—-
give me strength to quiet my heart,
to quicken my empathy, to act
in gratitude rather than need.
Remind me that the peace I find
in the slow track of seasons
or an uncurling fern frond,
is married to the despair I feel
in the face of nuclear war.
Remind me that each small bird shares atoms
with anthrax, with tetanus, with acid rain, that each time I close my heart
to another, I add to the darkness,
Help me always follow kindness.
Let this be my prayer. ——Karen Holden
idealisticrebel 
A very lovely and meaningful prayer. 🙂
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thank you very much. Read your email, LOL.
Ok, off to read my e-mail….be right back.
I don’t have an e-mail from you….:oops:
Are the e-mail trolls attacking us?
Ok i resent it again and I sent another one. Let me know if you get either of them. Amy worked on it. Though she is perplexed and has almost 2 computer degrees. Gets the Computer Security one in Dec. I hope the trolls move on they are not making me happy.