{"id":1540,"date":"2010-10-26T12:25:29","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T16:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2010-10-26T12:45:13","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T16:45:13","slug":"compassion-is-every-breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/26\/compassion-is-every-breath\/","title":{"rendered":"Compassion is Every Breath"},"content":{"rendered":"
With every breath we take, we draw life from the same atoms that have been shared by countless creatures, people, and prophets. We look around and see flowers, sunsets, birds, butterflies, and many wonders. No matter what we have done or not done, good or evil, we benefit from the sun and rain that nourishes the plants and fruits we eat (Matthew 5:44-45<\/a>). Such is the loving generosity of our Earth and our Creator.<\/div>\n
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"We can do no great things, only small things with great love" - Theresa of Calcutta. Photographed by Wikimedia-Commons User T\u00farelio on July 13, 1986.<\/p><\/div>\n

As the Creator\u2019s children, as parts of the Earth, just like the air we breathe, we are called to generously share our gifts so that life might be sustained, that justice might be created, and that peace might be restored. Our sharing, like the Earth\u2019s sharing, must extend to everyone, even to those who ignore us or treat us harshly, just as we have ignored or harshly treated the Earth.<\/p>\n

This revolutionary call is not about great individual heroic acts, but about us, plain everyday people, alertly respecting one another, hoping in one another, and acting wisely and generously together. It is the mustard seed growing. It\u2019s believing in the great good of \u201csmall things\u201d done \u201cwith great love\u201d (Theresa of Calcutta). It\u2019s acting without looking for any credit or reward, \u201cdo not even let your left hand know what your right hand is doing\u201d (Matthew 6:2-4<\/a>). It\u2019s each of us connecting our hearts to the needs around us and joining together so that each small breath and each small act works for the benefit of all.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re interested in Alabama\u2019s coastal communities and in\u00a0the environment and you’re able to come, we are having a Future of the Gulf \u2013 Community Brainstorm<\/strong> this Thursday<\/strong> (October 28) at 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. at the Coastal Response Center at 7385 Highway 188 in Coden, Alabama. If you feel your voice is needed, please come and invite other interested persons, your voice is needed! Snacks will be provided.\n<\/div>\n

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Also if you have a minute check out Empower News<\/a> (see tab above), it is really coming along. Thanks to Dawn McKinney, Rachel Guillory, and Mignon Denton for contributing to this effort regularly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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