Bless and Save the Children

 

Photo Credit-New York Times

I read an article this morning by New York Times Opinion Columnist Nikolas Christof which sends a strong message and ignites a reciprocal need to weigh in and respond to the reality that children have died and are dying as a result  cutbacks in humanitarian relief  once provided by US AID. Clinics that have supplied life saving Aids medication to children in Africa in the past have been systematically shuttered. One such program affected, Prepfar, was established by a Republican president  George Bush and has in the past saved millions of lives. See blog post  written about it in 2007. 

Pope Leo XIV's Inauguration Draws World Leaders

Pope Leo XIV  the first American Pope, native of Chicago, Illinois advocating for unity and inclusivity draws world leaders and conducts Mass for 250,000 at his official inauguration in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in Rome, Italy.

Some US dignitaries greeted and shook hands with the Pope.

CONGRATS TO THE New Pontiff

 Congratulations to our newly appointed first ever American Pope. Happy for  all of the Catholic parishioners and friends who are rejoicing and celebrating this milestone today. 

I particularly want to extend my appreciation to the wonderful Pastor and parishioners of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Detroit's Greektown where I occasionally visit and attended a warm and spirit filled Swahili Mass.

Cynthia Wilson, Founder & Chief Editor

Senator Corey Booker Makes Historic Marathon Speech

 

In a moral moment that lasted a record-breaking 25 hours, Senator Corey Booker  gave an inspiring and profoundly moving historic marathon speech on the Senate floor condemning Trump's policies. His speech broke Senator Strom Thurmond's then record made on the Senate floor in 1957 to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.  Senator Booker's speech received an estimated 350

million likes on Tik Tok and earned him high regard among his congressional peers, his constituents and the public at large.

Vestiges of Oppression

 

Today, I have  been moved to share a quote by one of my Seminary teachers, the late Dr. James H. Cone because there is an effluvia(heavy) if not a patina(light)--depending on how you view it-- of oppression and suppression that still permeates and is evident in our society.  Yes, in our workplaces, our houses of worship in our personal relationships and in our less intimate corporate relationships. I pray and I pray and God answers prayer either immediately or eventually. But, there is more needed. Have to give those prayers feet.

"To sing about freedom and to pray for its coming is not enough. Freedom must be actualized in history by oppressed peoples who accept the intellectual challenge to analyze the world for the purpose of changing it." ~ James H. Cone

Change must be on the horizon,prayed and striven for. We still need social security, ACA- Medicaid and Medicare and end to war and senseless gun violence. Keep praying,keep watching what is happening on Capitol Hill and in the highest seats of government.  I will continue to pray,ask God's direction  and ask you to do the same.