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Rachel Carson, whose 1962 book “Silent Spring” helped inspire the modern environmental movement, asked how we might see differently if we asked ourselves: “What If I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?” (d 4/14/64)
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Constructive Solitude, Henry David Thoreau. #MastersofSocialIsolation via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2020/04/09/arts/…
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From the Ghost of Easter Past. (A “beautiful and very meaningful day” that always seems to inspire @realDonaldTrump’s resentment and cruelty. Wonder why that is?)
On his way to Easter service #POTUS calls on the Stone to go back and seal up the Tomb. Wonder what the sermon was about?
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#MastersofSocialIsolation #16. St Guthlac, an Anglo-Saxon monk of the 7th cen., was captivated by tales of the solitary life of the monks of olden times. “His heart burned with a hungry longing to seek solitude in the wilderness.” He retreated to a hermitage in a marshy fen.
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There he was besieged by armies of “monsters,” spiritual or otherwise, who tried to destroy his spirit. But with the armor of faith he emerged victorious and was troubled no more. “From Guthlac no sick man went away without relief; no one distressed, without assistance...
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... no one sad, without joy; no one weary, without encouragement; no one sorrowing, without comfort; no one worried, without counsel.” Even birds and fish responded to his kindness. One time a visitor was surprised when 2 birds landed on his shoulders and began to sing. G said:
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“Is this when his resurrection began, in the midst of my grief? That is what happened to the mourning Mary of Magdala, when she heard a familiar voice calling her by her name. ...
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Here: on the “myrrhbearers” who went to Christ’s tomb on Easter morning: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrhb…
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On Holy Saturday, while the men sequestered in place in the upper room, the women had a plan.
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Showing respect for a brilliant adversary. Maybe someday they will be friends and make beautiful deals.
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Holy Saturday: a day of rest for the rulers of this world, defenders of the status quo. He is dead and finished. A rock seals his tomb. His friends have abandoned him. The Empire Wins again! Sometimes this day lasts years or centuries. But daybreak follows the night.
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“And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”—Alcuin to Charlemagne, 798
Because the T.V. Ratings for the White House News Conference’s are the highest, the Opposition Party (Lamestream Media), the Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrats &, of course, the few remaining RINO’S, are doing everything in their power to disparage & end them. The People’s Voice!
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