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A Prayer for Exploited Working Children in India By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Blog Post In an article in The New York Times, Gardiner Harris reveals that 28 million children between the ages of 6 and 14 are working in mines, factories, construction sites, shops, and farms in India. Thi…
A Prayer about the Death Penalty By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Blog Post God Who Breaks Chains, 32 American states have the death penalty for certain crimes. Public opinion remains divided on this practice, even after something went wrong during the lethal injection exec…
A Prayer amid Global Decline of Biodiversity By Patricia Campbell Carlson Blog Post "One million species face extinction, U.N. report says. And humans will suffer as a result," observed The Washington Post on May 6, 2019. We surely have not yet run out of sit-up-and-take-notice war…
A Buddhist Theory of Language By KidSpirit Online Blog Post By Sharon Lin in the KidSpirit The Word issue. I knelt on the silken scarf laid across the hardwood floor, my head bent in silent prayer to the spirits of my ancestors. I heard muffled sounds of …
A Prayer for the Safety and Well-Being of Rhinos By Frederic Brussat Blog Post The rhino is being hunted into extinction and could disappear forever unless we act now. Statistics show 440 rhinos were brutally killed last year in South Africa by poachers seeking their horns, an…
A Prayer to End Global Economic Inequality By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Hearer of All, we pray that you will watch over and protect those who are suffering around the world as a result of economic inequality. Report: Elites and citizens agree that economic inequalit…
A Prayer for Victims of Religious Hostility By Frederic Brussat Blog Post God of All Nations, we pray that you will send your healing balm to those who have been the victims of religion-related violence, mob prejudice, harassment over attire, or other religion-related abu…
When Love Happens By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Jain Wisdom We can make the sorrow and suffering into a compost out of which the roses of joy can grow. — Satish Kumar in The Way of Wisdom Tibetan Wisdom Peaceful living is about trusti…
The One Great Sadness By Patricia Adams Farmer Blog Post We can then see our own suffering as a voluntary participation in the one Great Sadness of God. . . . Within this meaningful worldview, we can build something new, good, and forever original, whi…
Praying for the People of Indonesia after the Earthquake and Tsunami By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Blog Post On Friday, September 28, 2018, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia, triggering a tsunami with waves up to 10 feet high. Water toppled and swept away buildings in the coastal city of Palu, home …

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