Present Tense Living, Part 3
Living in the present can be pretty intense! Hostilities seem to be exploding, literally. Our society is filled with people who can eloquently argue the political reasons for supporting every faction in every angry and violent region of our world. The Lenape tribe shares the following wisdom writing for the leaders of this world and for all inhabitants of it. It reads:
"We are minded to live at Peace: If we intend at anytime to make War upon you, we will let you know of it, and the Reasons why we make War with you; and if you make us satisfaction for the Injury done us, for which the War is intended, then we will not make War on you. And if you intend at any time to make War on us, we would have you let us know of it, and the Reasons for which you make War on us, and then if we do not make satisfaction for the Injury done unto you, then you make War on us, otherwise you ought not to do it."
Long and prayerful meditation on this bit of wisdom is in order this week. May the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in the sight of the Holy One, the Creator of the universe.
A prayer for today: God of today, be near your world in these tense days.
Ben Keckler
08.06.08
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