Christian Reflection and Prayer

Verse

Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift,
is from above.  James 1:17

Voice

Tell me then, how is that you are rich? ... The root and
origin of it must have been injustice. Why? Because
God in the beginning did not make one person rich and
another poor. He left the earth free to all alike.
John Chrysostom

Prayer

Lord, keep us from speaking of love while hoarding the
gifts you have given us. Make us full of discontent as
long as there are brothers and sisters living and dying
in hunger. Amen.
Common Prayer

How many more people need to die, how many more
children deprived of a father or mother, before our
conflicts are settled and people can live in peace and
security, while devoting their energy to building better
lives?


How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?

Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn't see?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

DO YOU HAVE THE ANSWER?

Verse

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life
worthy of the calling to which you have been called.
Ephesians 4:1

Voice

Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world
on fire.
St. Catherine of Siena

Prayer

God, give us the courage to live into our calling. Do not
let us flee the challenges we know we must face. May we,
together, set the world on fire by living as who you meant
us to be. Amen.