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Today I mourn.

I grieve for all those who have been unjustly accused;
unjustly prosecuted;
unjustly punished;
unjustly killed.

I pray for those I know who are perpetually put in these unjust situations.
I pray for my Latina/o friends,
my African-American friends,
my poor friends,
my gay friends
–for all my friends who are ‘suspect’.

I repent of participation in systems of such abuse.
God forgive me.
God forgive us.

Open our eyes!
Open our ears!
Open our hearts!

Teach us to be different.
And to love difference.

I am delighted to hear that Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary has elected Dr. Lallene Rector to be President.  She will serve as the first woman and the first lay-person to do so.

Dr. Lallene Rector

Good things are coming for the school, and for the Methodist Church!

She has personally been a friend and a mentor to me.  Raising a glass to you, Lallene!

See this link for the full announcement: Dr. Lallene Rector

I recently bought an Apple product and was delighted to learn that in ‘exchange’ for the purchase, they will recycle my old computer.  Now my old computer is a piece of junk: a 17 year old 8.5 lbs laptop which no longer will turn on.  It is not an Apple product.  I phoned and they said it was fine… send it in.  So all I had to do was take it to FedEx and they shipped it off for free.

Finding a place to recycle the old machine was a trial in the city, as I don’t have a car and most locations were not located near train/bus stops.  I want to dispose of my electronics in an environmentally responsible manner. This is perfect.

KUDOS to Apple for this much needed service.  Much appreciated!

Thank you, Apple!

I’ve been on hiatus the last 3 months from writing, largely because of a significant abdominal surgery.  I’d thought maybe I’d take the convalescence time to write, but alas t’was spent actually convalescing.  However, my intention is to resume writing on a regular basis.  Just a word of explanation for the silence…