[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: [Ruah] a poem sent out this morning by Joanna Manning

[Catherine Walther]

When life wins there will be no losers. A'Ida Shibli


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From: Catherine Walther via groups.io <catherine.walther=gmail.com at groups.io
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Date: Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Subject: [Ruah] a poem sent out this morning by Joanna Manning
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I thought some of you might be comforted by this poem. I sure am.
Blessings, Catherine

When life wins there will be no losers. A'Ida Shibli


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From: Gertrud Jaron Lewis
Date: Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Subject: a poem sent out this morning by Joanna Manning
To: Taproot <taprootcan at googlegroups.com>


Dear friends:





I did not stay up to watch the live results from the US election. When I
woke up and heard the news, I was both stunned and numbed. I felt as though
everything I have worked for during my life has been thrown into the
garbage bin of history.

When I got up and opened up my messages, I found this one from a list I
subscribe to -unfoldinglight at freelists.org. managed by Steve
Garnaas-Holmes. It has helped me a lot, so I'm sharing it with you in the
hopes it may do the same for you:



*When news is bad*



Take seriously your grief.

It is love, stripped bare.

Let it flow through you.



Trust that you are held.

We all are held by the Beloved,

the Broken-Hearted One,

the One who Suffers most Deeply.



Know you are not alone.

Millions bear your sorrow.

Ancestors and even unborn generations

walk with you gratefully.



Seek others who are tenderhearted.

Receive all the grace you can.

In the flesh is best, but even in spirit,

know we are here.



Trust the Goodness.

God has not given up on us.

Through every disaster grace remains.

Refuse to despair.



Choose courage over selfishness,

trust over fear, love over anger.

You do not know the end of grace.



There is much you cannot change,

but bring healing where you can.

We are not promised to be given light,

but to shine with light.



Don't become an enemy of the world

and its brokenness. Stay tender.

Become a source of comfort and joy for others.

Let this purpose bear you through the darkness

and you yourself will become light.



*Let us continue to be people of the light wherever we find ourselves today
and always.*









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