Occupy Faith

Occupy Faith
Click thru to site

LECTIONARY

LECTIONARY
Click thru to site

Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Lord's Prayer - the Taoist version

Amplify



The Lord's Prayer
(Taoist Inspired Version by Matthew Fox)

O Mother of the Universe,
Our Great Mother, the Tao,
You dwell in nature, in the sky, and in the heavens.

Empty yet inexhaustible,
You give birth to infinite worlds
You flow through all things, inside and outside,
May you give birth through us.

Sacred is your unnameable name.
Open our hearts like the sky.

May each being in the universe
Return to the common source that is You and that is serenity.
Then, realizing where we come from,
Earth will be like heaven
and we will become naturally tolerant,
Disinterested, amused,
Kindhearted as a grandmother,
Dignified as a king.

May we, immersed in your order,
Deal with whatever life brings us
Knowing that when death comes, we will be ready.

May we heed your teaching that violence,
Even when well intentioned,
Always rebounds upon itself.

May we learn that our enemies are not demons
But human beings like ourselves.

Help us to remain centred in you
So that all things will be in harmony.
Then the world would become a paradise.
All people would be at peace
And the law would be written in our hearts.

As we learn to accomplish the great task
By a series of small acts
May we be patient with friends and enemies,
Compassionate toward ourselves
In order to reconcile all beings in the world.

Amen

Picture above is from here



Photobucket

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Fasts and Feasts: sustainability and a Lenten lifestyle

Amplify



On 22 February 2012 -   the season of Lent leading up to Good Friday and Easter will begin with Ash Wednesday.  In the Western Christian tradition, fast days are Ash Wednesday and all Fridays.  Some add Wednesdays as an option.  Ash Wednesday and Fridays, are also abstinence days when there is abstinence from meat.  On these days Christians have fish and vegetarian dishes.

I am posting as a reminder that, in the season when Christian seafood eating is dominant, we might consider seafood sustainability and the health and welfare of oceans, rivers and watercourses from which seafood comes.  Not only can we consider these matters during the Lenten season.  We should be seeking to embed such ideas in our lifestyles as permanent patterns.  For more on this, please go to my food blog, Oz Tucker.





Photobucket