Shout Out To Bishop Budde

OK, so of course this is a week and a half late and at least a dollar short, for which I apologize (🎵 ain't it funny how times slips away 🎶).

Last week Mariann Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington, DC, made a plea to President Trump for mercy for some of the least of us, including immigrants and the LGBTQIA community.  Here's a clip of the pertinent footage:

In my previous post, I indicated my intention to operate from a place of love hereforth.  That includes when resisting.  And make no mistake, I am resisting, and will not obey in advance. In a recent conversation with a fellow resister, I said that there has to be a way to resist with love.  Since that conversation Martin Luther King Day (notably coinciding with Inauguration Day this year) reminded me of Dr. King's example.  And I believe The Universe is pointing the way with other synchronicities -- the audiobook Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (who surprised me by indicating his belief that Mahatma Gandhi was the most powerful man in the world at that time, due to his ability to unite a large number of diverse people in harmony to focus on one purpose), was on sale for $1.99 a few weeks ago.  

Also on sale was Being Peace by Buddhist monk, author and teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.  The title speaks for itself, and though the book is not long, it is chock full of info that packs a punch.  I also plan to peruse Gandhi's autobiography, which has been awaiting me patiently in my Kindle library, and to buy The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency Of Jimmy Carter by Kai Bird.  I figure a fellow outlier of Carter's caliber probably has alot to teach me.

I believe Bishop Budde has shown us the way, too.  Gently, firmly and with dignity.  In the face of a notable amount of opposition from the President and his supporters.  There were calls for the Bishop to apologize, but as she was following the way of The Nazarene (and her conscience), she didn't.  Good on you, Bishop.  People, this is how we speak truth to power, and one way to resist!

See ya in the trenches!

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