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Hard Times

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Hard times take many forms: the loss of a job or other economic hardship; the devastation of a flood or other natural disaster; the horror of violent assault. Just getting out of bed can be an act of great courage at times like these. Whisper a prayer for yourself, or say one for your friend, community, or the world. Hope will find you. 
 

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“Every once-planted tree cut, split to fire the forge / Each generation laid to waste in a gorge…”
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“When my grandfather died, his body swelled again / fluid filled him, drowning him from inside.”
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“Turn and stretch yourself towards your fellow creatures, /animal or human…”
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“For the length of a medical visit my imagination roamed the wreckage of another’s mind and hers, mine…” 
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“When my cold dead hand brushed against Aaron’s collar,/his soul purred with a satisfied hymn of approval…”
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The power to bless is the power / to choose.
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“Some time ago (I can’t say when) it leeched into my thoughts as through a cracked wall, / a breach in my otherwise fortified mind.”
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“Did I harden my heart to survive?”
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“I know You’re up there, /but I’ve been down here. / Do you see the things I see?”
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“What things do you have planned? Do you march with torches? Do you scream out for our death?”
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