Bandelier National Monument
Los Alamos, New Mexico
11 May 2025
Filed under National Park, New Mexico, Photo
Bandelier National Monument
Los Alamos, New Mexico
11 May 2025
Filed under National Park, New Mexico, Photo
Faced with the fury of
storm and tornado,
our words seem inadequate –
like ash in our throats
as our hearts ache,
Stil, we pray, O God,
Again, we pray, O God.
Acknowledging
the poverty of our words
the depth of our dread,
the strength of our concern
and the power of your love binding us together,
we pray
for people and places who have
endured storms and tornado.
Particularly we pray for
Kentucky and its people and
Missouri and its people,
the places where death and devastation
are reportedly the highest.
We pray as well,
for places and people
affected by this storm system
whose stories did not make the news cylee,
yet who stand in need.
Make your presence and care
known all buffeted by storms and blasted by tornadoes
Comfort all who grieve
the death of family, loved ones, or friends.
Comfort all who mourn
the death of dreams,
the loss of pets,
the destruction of property.
Work healing
in all who are injured in any way.
Ease anxieties.
Calm fears.
Provide strength to cope
and courage to hope.
Protect and guide first responders
and medical personnel.
Support efforts to recover and rebuild.
Inspire responses to provide appropriate aid.
We pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
This one came out in response to the recent storms and tornadoes. In many situations and circumstances, our prayers seem inadequate. Yet still we pray …
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Outside of Jemez Springs
New Mexico
27 April 2025
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Inez Neighborhood
Albuquerque, New Mexico
18 March 2025
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“May God extend his arm and stop the unhuman atrocities in Gaza that are committed in the name of God who does not kill.”
In honor of Palestinian Nakba Remembrance Day, take some time to read a letter from Abuna Elias Chacour, Greek Catholic Archbishop of Galilee, that was written to Douglas Dicks, Global Ecumenical Liaison for the Interim Unified Agency of the PC(USA).
Take action: Call or write your elected officials and tell them: The war on Gaza must end—and so must U.S. support for Israel’s inhumane treatment of Palestinians. Demand a real humanitarian response that isn’t controlled by the military or outside contractors and that gets food, water, and medical supplies to people quickly and without delays. The U.S. has the power to act—and lives depend on it.
The Office of the Public Witness of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) provides two advocacy actions:
Send Aid to Gaza
Stop U.S. Aid to Israel and Demand a Ceasefire Now
Walking. La Cueva neighborhood.
Palestinian Nakba Remembrance Day.
Yalli El Qumar – Mohammed Assaf
Sabs Adresse – Ramzi Azoredwan
Daughters of the desert – Rim Banna feat. Bugge Wesseltoft & Checkpoint 503
Wanabani – Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler
Song for Palestine – Nora Roman & The Border Busters
Passport – Marcel Khalife
Desert – Rasha Nahas
Palestine – DJ Bruno Cruz
Palestinian Resistance – PR
Suffocated Electronics – Muqataa
The Dice Man – Michael Sajrawy
To Change Tomorrow – DAM
The Third Generation – Dmar
Beast – Jowan Safadi
Oh Kufye Man – Wala’ Sbeit
No Longer Mine – Zaman
Palestine: Fida’i – Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Peter Breiner
Ibn el Balad (instr.) – Ensemble musical de Palestine
May 15 is designated as Palestinian Nakba Remembrance Day, a day of “lifting prayer for peace, giving solidarity for those suffering under occupation.” The Nakba which means “catastrophe” in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians in 1948 by Jewish armed groups and as a result of the Arab-Israeli war. Many view this experience as ethnic cleansing. The dispossession and displacement of Palestinians continues to this day as seen in ongoing events in Gaza and on the West Bank which include the continuing Israeli assault and blockade upon the people of Gaza, starvation in Gaza, and violence on the West Bank.
La Cueva Neighborhood
Albuquerque, New Mexico
6 May 2025
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Barstow Park
Albuquerque, New Mexico
4 May 2025
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Walking. La Cueva neighborhood. Morning Movement. Chair stretching.
家へおいでよ (Come On-A My House) 1 Teresa Teng
Resist (Reprise) – Lea Salonga, feat. Allegiance Original Broadway Cast Allegiance
Bad Friend – Rina Sawayama
Brown Out – Ruby Ibarra
Roses – Annalé
Abracadabra / Yabureta Koi No Naoshi Kata Oshiemasu – Yumi Matsutoya
Kawaikini – Jake Shimabukuro, feat. Kimie Miner
Recluse – Jennifer Chung
Ako ay Pilipino – Kuh Ledesma
forever – Hayley Kiyoko, feat. johnny rain
Crushing – TRACE
Realize – Yanzi
Hype – Chloe Tang
A Good Day (Morning Song) – Priscilla Ahn
A Natural Woman – Christine Anu
Love That Hurts – ZHU, feat. Karnaval Blues & Indiana
Spirit Animal – Jessi
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Along the Graybeard Trail 