Faith Alive Tabernacle Telegathering

10/11/2024

Believing in people more than believing in God…

09/12/2024

Five minutes of Stevie and Barack on optimism for the human species in this present moment

https://people.com/wonder-of-stevie-barack-obama-stevie-wonder-chat-in-new-podcast-8710569

Re: my forthcoming book on Afro-pessimism, Afrofuturism, and the human prospect

Stevie Wonder and Barack Obama chat in the final episode of Audible's new series about the musician's career, 'The Wonder of Stevie,' and PEOPLE exclusively shares a clip of the pair's conversation.

09/09/2024

I commend this prayer for ending our epidemic of violence, offered by a priest colleague in our Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, Edgar Otero.

Blessings friends
I woke up in the middle of the night and wrote this:

Collect for the End of Gun Violence

Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ wept over the city of Jerusalem, hear our prayers for all who suffer from the scourge of gun violence. Grant us the wisdom and courage to address the causes of this violence, and to work for a society where all may live in safety and peace. Comfort those who mourn, heal the wounded, and strengthen the resolve of all who strive for justice and peace. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

We also have this resource

https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2016/06/14/litany-for-gun-violence-prevention-offered-for-use-in-sunday-services/

Blessings
Edgar+

[Episcopal News Service] The following Litany for Gun Violence Prevention is written by the Rt. Rev. Stephen T. Lane, Episcopal bishop of Maine, and offered for use in liturgies throughout the Epis…

09/04/2024

Booker T. and W.E.B.

“It seems to me,” said Booker T.,
“It shows a mighty lot of cheek
To study chemistry and Greek
When Mister Charlie needs a hand
To hoe the cotton on his land,
And when Miss Ann looks for a cook,
Why stick your nose inside a book?”

“I don’t agree,” said W.E.B.,
“If I should have the drive to seek
Knowledge of chemistry or Greek,
I’ll do it. Charles and Miss can look
Another place for hand or cook.
Some men rejoice in skill of hand,
And some in cultivating land,
But there are others who maintain
The right to cultivate the brain.”

“It seems to me,” said Booker T.,
“That all you folks have missed the boat
Who shout about the right to vote,
And spend vain days and sleepless nights
In uproar over civil rights.
Just keep your mouths shut, do not grouse,
But work, and save, and buy a house.”

“I don’t agree,” said W.E.B.,
“For what can property avail
If dignity and justice fail.
Unless you help to make the laws,
They’ll steal your house with trumped-up clause.
A rope’s as tight, a fire as hot,
No matter how much cash you’ve got.
Speak soft, and try your little plan,
But as for me, I’ll be a man.”

“It seems to me,” said Booker T.—
“I don’t agree,”
Said W.E.B.

Copyright Credit: Dudley Randall, “Booker T. and W.E.B.” (1969).

Reprinted with the permission of the Estate of Dudley Randall.

BY DUDLEY RANDALL (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/dudley-randall)

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05/04/2024

‘I’m a priest; of course my wife checks my sermons!’

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3DPFjmOA0v/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

05/02/2024

So I missed the caption when I first saw this outrageous skit. The posted caption is: POV — point of view — about your upstairs neighbors making noise at 5 AM.

However, in the absence of that caption, I honestly thought that the post was a clever way of describing our current status as a civilization: driven by insane activity without reflection, without silence or quiet, without connecting with each other, and without cessation.

I guess I overthink these things, huh?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3SxwbAAVIf/?igsh=MW02c2RkM2JtanMwOA==

02/12/2024

HOW SHALL WE ANSWER TERROR’S CRY?
© 2001 Richard W. Adams

1. How shall we answer terror's cry,
The cunning blade, the flaming sky?
When murderous spite knocks down our door
And violence breaks upon our shore,
O let us come and look to You
To know Your will what shall we do?

2. When Satan whispers, 'Hate your foe,
Now take your vengeance draw the bow,'
Protect us from the tempter's guile,
The lying voice, the evil smile.
O let us come in trust to You,
To hear the word we know is true.

3. When executioners hung You high
You turned Your prayer up to the sky,
And pled the Father to forgive,
You asked that cruel men might live.
O let us Your example take,
And pray for sinners as we ache.

4. We pray that You their hearts will turn;
And light a holy fire to burn
Their dross away, so they may be
Like gold refined, eternally.
O let us pray that they become,
Like us, with You forever one.

Words: Richard W. Adams, 2001.
Music: 'Melita' John Bacchus D***s, 1861.
Setting: "Hymns Ancient and Modern", 1869.
Words copyright: Copyright 2001 Richard W. Adams.

HOW SHALL WE ANSWER TERROR’S CRY? © 2001 Richard W. Adams. These lyrics may be freely reproduced or published for Christian worship, provided they are not altered, and this notice is on each copy. All other rights reserved.

01/24/2024

Why is this true?

“Everyone expects the Jews to be the only real Christians in this world.”

Eric Hoffer
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“The Jews are a peculiar people: Things permitted to other nations are forbidden to the Jews.

“Other nations drive out thousands, even millions of people, and there is no refugee problem. Russia did it. Poland and Czechoslovakia did it. Turkey threw out a million Greeks and Algeria a million Frenchmen. Indonesia threw out heaven knows how many Chinese--and no one says a word about refugees.

“But in the case of Israel, the displaced Arabs have become eternal refugees. Everyone insists that Israel must take back every single Arab. Arnold Toynbee calls the displacement of the Arabs an atrocity greater than any committed by the N***s. Other nations when victorious on the battlefield dictate peace terms. But when Israel is victorious it must sue for peace.

“Everyone expects the Jews to be the only real Christians in this world.”

Eric Hoffer

329 quotes have been tagged as jews: Philip Pullman: ‘It comes from history. It comes from the record of the Inquisition, persecuting heretics and tortur...

11/16/2021

HAPPY BIRTHDAY November 15 Fr. RALEIGH DANIEL HAIRSTON!

♫♪ Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
♫♪ Just For You
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♫♪ It's the Sunshine of Your Smile
♫♪ Wherever You Go! 🎂
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