With thanks to the Southern Poverty Law Center:
Filed under Current Events, Human Rights
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 …
Filed under Current Events, Prayer, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
“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.
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated.
Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker & Miles Davis
Motel in Memphis – Life, Explicit
Martin, Martin – Denise Erwin
Wake Up – Rage Against the Machine
They Killed Him – Kate Campbell
Just a Little More Love – David Guetta (feat. Chris Willis)
Ballad of Martin Luther King – Pete Seeger, Brother Kirk & The Sesame Street Kids
Letter To Dr. Martin Luther King – Sweet Honey In The Rock
Blues for Martin Luther King – Otis Spann
March! For Martin Luther King – John Fahey
Like a King – Ben Harper
God Rest His Soul – Gregg Allman
MLK – U2
Mlk Song – Mavis Staples
So Beautiful or So What – Paul Simon
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) – Nina Simone
Heaven Will Welcome You Dr. King – Big Maybelle
We March – Prince
Abraham, Martin and John – Harry Belafonte
Take My Hand, Precious Lord – Mahalia Jackson
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Current Events, Exercise, Human Rights, New Mexico
Join faith communities in an interfaith prayer vigil on the eve of the first hearing of the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security’s rescission of the sensitive locations memo. The vigil will take place on Thursday, April 3rd, at 6:30pm ET at National City Christian Church in Washington, DC and will be livestreamed at 7:00pm ET. Together, we will gather lifting prayers for justice, compassion, and the protection of immigrant communities. All are welcome to stand with us in this moment of faith and resolve.
RSVP to attend here and invite others to join! https://tinyurl.com/mr3xdv58
Filed under Current Events, Human Rights, Prayer, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Worship
Hiking. Mesa View Trail, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. Quarai Ruins, Salinas Pueblos Missions National Monument.
International Transgender Day of Visibility
Transgender Dysphoria Blues – Against Me!
I’d Love to Change the World – Shea Diamond
iT – Christine and the Queens
Warrior Heart – Shawnee
Thorn In Your Side – namoli brennet
Body Was Made – Ezra Furman
Girls and Boys – Blur
King for a Day – Green Day
Androgynous – The Replacements
For Marsha P. Johnson – Bryce Dessner
Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
We Exist – Arcade Fire
Eudaemonia – Them Are Us Too
What Is This Thing Called Love – Billy Tipton
Sometimes I Cry – Jason Kwan
Heartbreaker – Ah-Mer-Ah-Su
Girl In Blue – Animal Sun
Stand Up – Tom Morello, Shea Diamond & Dan Reynolds, feat. The Bloody Beetroots0
This Is Home – Cavetown
Forever in Sunset – Ezra Furman
To be honest – Christine and the Queens
Gospel For a New Century – Yves Tumor
Feel the Power – Glovibes, Luciana & Sasha Colby
Overthinking out Loud – Moore Kismet
want – Dua Saleh
Born 2 Live – Dreamer Isioma
And a couple for Bill
Spanish Inquisition (Part 1) – Monty Python
Spanish Inquisition (Part 2) – Monty Python
Spanish Inquisition (Part 3) – Monty Python
Spanish Inquisition Revisited – Monty Python
Drop Kick Me Jesus – Ray Stevens
Filed under Current Events, Exercise, Friends, hiking, Human Rights, Music, National Park, New Mexico, playlist
Walking. La Cueva neighborhood. Morning movement. Chair stretching.
Anniversary of assassination of Saint Oscar Romero.
Cherokee Nation Remembrance Day. “186 years ago today, one of the final groups of Cherokees arrived in Indian Territory after being forcibly removed from our homelands and enduring a perilous journey across the Trail of Tears.”
El Padre Antonio Y Su Monaguillo Andrés – Rubén Blades
Homenaje a Rutilio Grande – SON
Oscar Romero – Dafydd Iwan
Romero – The Project Martyrs
El Salvador – Peter, Paul & Mary
Oscar Romero – Brotes de Olivo
Eulogy to Oscar Romero –
Oscar Romero – Garth Hewitt
Oscar Romero – Richard Gilpin
Archbishop Oscar Romero Memorial – Fran Schultz
Cherokee Stomp – Litefoot, feat. Tommy Wildcat
Cherokee Morning Song – Walela
Orphan Child – Cherokee National Children’s Choir
Cherokee Tears – Jobel Star Cherokee Tears
On the Road Where They Cried – Cherokee National Children’s Choir
Cherokee Trail of Tears – Native American Indians
Amazing Grace – Cherokee National Children’s Choir
Trail of Tears Song, We Will Go Together -6 Joy Harjo
Trail of a Thousand Tears – Shannon Thunderbird & Sandy Horne
Trail of Tears – Clannad
Cherokee Bend – Gordon Lightfoot
Cherokee Morning Song – Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble
Prayer for My People – Jay Red Eagle
For Those Who Cried (Cherokee Removal) – Jack Gladstone
Trail Of Freedom – Bill Miller
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Current Events, Exercise, Human Rights, New Mexico, playlist
Walking. La Cueva neighborhood. Morning movement. Chair stretching.
World Water Day.
Water – Blame Sally
Water – David LaMotte
Red Streaking Into The Water – R. Carlos Nakai
Shimmer, Prayer For Cleaning the Water – Joy Harjo
Don’t Go Near the Water – Johnny Cash
Sailing Down My Golden River – Peggy Seeger
Shining River – Eric Bogle with John Munro & Brent Miller
Ocean Song – Mary Hopkin
My River – Tom Paxton
Fire & Water (Take Me Down) – Christine Anu
Mighty River – Mary J. Blige
In the River: A Protest Song – Raye Zaragoza
Water Is Life – Will Evans
Bleeding Rivers – Copper Wimmin
Trouble in the Water – Common, Malik Yusef & Kumasi, feat. Aaron Fresh, Choklate & Laci Kay
When the Levee Breaks – Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy
Wading Through – Terence Blanchard
Backwater Blues – Bessie Smith
Water Is Life -Wanita Bird
Woman from Liberia – Jimmie Rodgers
Mni Wiconi – Nicky Murray
Mni Wiconi – Ana Saldaña
Mni Wiconi – Mariana Cortesão
Mni Wiconi – J.J. Kent
Water Is Life – Sara Thomsen
The Living Waters – Sweet Honey In the Rock
Mni Wiconi – Social Justice Disco, Phat Man Dee & Liz Berlin, feat. Johnny Creed Coe & Sun Bear Coe
Filed under Albuquerque, Current Events, Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist, United Nations
Walking. Albuquerque. Inez, Zuni, and Classic Uptown neighborhoods.
Three unique themes to play list.
World Down Syndrome Day. Songs and artists are favorites of Charley Palmer as suggested by Brad Palmer.
MacArthur Park – Richard Harris
Walking In Memphis – Cher
Dancing Queen – Cher
MacArthur Park – Donna Summer
But, Mr. Adams – 1776 Original Cast
The Egg – 177 6 Original Cast
Sit Down, John / Piddle, Twiddle, and Resolve / Till Then – 1776 Original Cast
Believe – Cher
If I Could Turn Back Time – Cher
The Lees of Old Virginia = 1776 Original Cast
Yours, Yours, Yours = 1776 Original Cast
Sharpeville Massacre
Sharpeville – Hugh Masekela
Sharpeville 1960 – Moloto
Sharpeville Day – Sizwe Zako
SHARPEVILLE MASSACRE part 1 – ROOTS HITEK & DISCIPLES
Nkosi Sikelel ‘IAfrica – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Women’s History Month.
Stay Gentle – Brandi Carlile
Plenty – Sarah McLachlan
Big My Secret – Ahn Trio
deep in the woods – Hayley Kiyoko
Penny To My Name – Eva Cassidy
Think (About It) – Lyn Collins
I Want You Back – Yuna
Zero G (And I Feel Fine) – Eileen Ivers
All That Jazz – BoA
Baby, I Love Your Way – Dolly Parton
Poor Man’s Blues – Bessie Smith
We Can’t Go On This Way – Ella Fitzgerald
Remembering Me – Cate Le Bon
First of May – Rhiannon Giddens & Elftones
Dream Variations – Sweet Honey In the Rock
Another Horse – Annie Humphrey
Fantasy Beginning – Carole King
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Current Events, Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
Along the Graybeard Trail 