Thank you for this, I loved the part about “shared perseverance”. Shared perseverance is where we find our past victories but also is where our present peace and future triumphant lies. I remain hopeful that light isn’t always in turning in switches or even lighting candles but is rather found in the decision to not allow darkness to prevail.
Your words are hopeful, however, America slides deeper into its dictatorship. In 2016, approx 70,000,000 Americans elected Trump and he started the slide and control of the American psyche and continued to control it through Biden’s presidency. In 2024, again 70,000,000 Americans gave him the presidency again even as he told America that he would be a dictator on day one. For the past 11+ months he has turned America into a fascist state. Since 2016 Trump has controlled America and debased every American daily, committed murder, blackmailed the world. I could go on but, everyone who has any measure of sanity and honesty knows this to be true.
The most disheartening part, for me, is that the American People have let less than 25% of the population control the nation. There have been marches, there have been demonstration and there have been some people speak up over and over, however, the people have done nothing substantive to stop Trump and his gang.
This is shaping up to be the winter from hell because jobs are gone, health care is gone, affordable food is gone and he has stripped every safety net from America.
Truly, thank you and bless you for your fierce and gentle faithfulness to Love, and for beautifully you express it....
Thank you for this, I loved the part about “shared perseverance”. Shared perseverance is where we find our past victories but also is where our present peace and future triumphant lies. I remain hopeful that light isn’t always in turning in switches or even lighting candles but is rather found in the decision to not allow darkness to prevail.
Your words are hopeful, however, America slides deeper into its dictatorship. In 2016, approx 70,000,000 Americans elected Trump and he started the slide and control of the American psyche and continued to control it through Biden’s presidency. In 2024, again 70,000,000 Americans gave him the presidency again even as he told America that he would be a dictator on day one. For the past 11+ months he has turned America into a fascist state. Since 2016 Trump has controlled America and debased every American daily, committed murder, blackmailed the world. I could go on but, everyone who has any measure of sanity and honesty knows this to be true.
The most disheartening part, for me, is that the American People have let less than 25% of the population control the nation. There have been marches, there have been demonstration and there have been some people speak up over and over, however, the people have done nothing substantive to stop Trump and his gang.
This is shaping up to be the winter from hell because jobs are gone, health care is gone, affordable food is gone and he has stripped every safety net from America.
What’s next???? Hate to sound so negative but……
Thank you for today s message. We are facing personal loss as well as concern for our larger community, and your words It really hit home.
My eyes are a bit wet right now. This is a beautiful meditation not just for Advent but for Ordinary Time as well. Thank you, Rev. Cameron!
Yes yes yes. Cameron, you are a candle in the window. Blessings and thank you
One light at a time… we find each other in the darkness, like-minded individuals who refuse to give up searching for the light.
To keep waking up,
to keep lighting match, candle.
Faith lives in practice.
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Isolated not,
put candle by our windows.
“Shared perseverance.”