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Carla Faria's avatar

I just wanted to say how moving I found this post. Choosing to remain is everything isn't it?

I think there's sometimes this feeling that we have to pick a side: this one or that one, fight/ resist/ protest vs give up/ turn away/ numb our feelings/ pretend it isn't happening, but of course, as with so many things, life is rarely binary. Choosing to remain is exactly as you describe it Cameron: a willingness to walk alongside one another and be present.

Loved this beautiful post. Thank you.

John Hopkins's avatar

Thank you, Rev. Cameron. Yes, being present for another is a beautiful thing!

Kay Drew's avatar

Thank you so much for this, Rev. Trimble. It's so important in these difficult times to show up, not turn away, and bear witness to each other's suffering, which is our own suffering. Lovely tribute to Robert Thurman.

Lynne Twist's avatar

Dear Cameron,

Thankyou for this Beautiful tribute to Robert Thurman. I knew him very well for many years and he had a huge impact on my life. I love the way you've written about him and the Buddhist concept of Bodhisatva. Thank you for your powerful missives every day. You are incredible.

love from Ecuador, Lynne

Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne's avatar

May we dare to care,

to tend to those who need it.

No one left behind.

...

May we stay, focused

on what works for greater good.

We-world needs workers.

...

May we stay, steadfast

resist, insist in we-world.

The clock is ticking.

Martha Hamilton's avatar

Realizing we are not separate and deeply connected is the foundational understanding of the peace that is our foundational reality.

Christianne Kuntz's avatar

We are all just walking each other home. There is no separation. Thank you for this homily/ reading. We can only be present and live in love. We are in this together! Amen!🙏🏻