With thanks to my friend Jimmie Hawkins for the profound reminder that obedience to higher principles, values, and visions often requires disobedience to unjust and immoral laws, rules and regulations. Order Unbroken and Unbowed.
Photo: 25 June, 2022; Louisville, Kentucky
Filed under Advent, Antiracism, Current Events, Friends, Human Rights, Photo, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
It took 45 years, but thanks to friends Leslie and DinaDeen, I finally saw Sweet Honey in the Rock in concert at Symphony Space in New York.
Recordings I had and had heard often – albums, cassettes, CDs, downloads – and those are great. Still nothing matches their performance especially when heard and viewed with good friends.
Photo: 16 March 2019, New York, New York, by DinaDeen
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Let it be.
Photo: Summer, 2021; Germantown, Louisville, Kentucky
Filed under Advent, Current Events, Friends, Louisville, Photo
This has been the most difficult word for me this year. In many ways, purity is illusive, perhaps even unattainable. In other ways, the concept has been misused. Finally, I landed on an aspirational approach. Although I still remain unsure of my thinking and my thinking about the photo.
Is that water pure? One would hope.
Is it being purified? One would hope.
Can one be sure? I doubt it.
BUT – pure, clean, safe water for all is an aspiration of justice and a cause for which to work.
Photo: 25 April 2021, Waterfront Botanical Garden, Louisville, Kentucky
Filed under Advent, Friends, Louisville, Photo
Late afternoon, early evening, New York City. From Arthur Ashe Stadium.
August, 2019
When disappointment comes, God,
and disappointment will,
may we find
strength to grieve,
patience to sit with the moment,
imagination to seek alternatives,
and courage, hope, faith, and love
to give them a try.
We pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Thank you, God,
for all my colleagues who
generously gave to support the local pantry.
Watch over all who receive this food,
help them know your presence.
Guide us Gpd to work to create a system
in which your abundance is shared
so that all your precious children
have enough.
We pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Filed under Friends, Prayer, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Walking Old Louisville. Walking in the apartment.
Celebrating Sera Chung’s birthday.
Remembering Buddy Monahan on his birthday.
Remembering Bob Brashear on his birthday.
Remembering the Eureka Rebellion in Australia.
Holy Disorder – Sera Chung
FIREMOUTH – Sera Chung
Pie Jesu ver. On the Rocks – Sera Chung
The Calling ver. The END – Sera Chung
Brave New World – Sera Chung
The Rite of Letting Go – Sera Chung
This Is What Love Must Feel Like – Sera Chung
Architects of December – Sera Chung
BIrd – Sera Chung
Peace Anthem – Sera Chung
Canticle of the Turning – Princeton Seminary Choir
Revolution – Kirk Franklin & The Family
Rock and Roll All Nite – Kiss
Boomer Sooner – The University of Oklahoma Marching Band
All Walls Must Fall – Robert Brashear
Listen – Robert Brashear
Cross of the South – Seona McDowell
The Land Belongs to Them – John Munro, fear. John Schmann
Republic – John Munro, feat. Eric Bogle
Spirit of the Land – John Munro, feat. Kat Kraus
Filed under Exercise, Friends, Louisville, Music, playlist
Women’s Day March
March, 2015
New York, New York
Along the Graybeard Trail 