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End of the Year, Beginning of the Year
As everyone gets ready for the holidays, I’m on a slightly different schedule. Friday marked the end of the first month of the Muslim lunar calendar, the month of Muharram. The first 10 days of Muha... Read More
The Triple Goddess: the Mother in the Ganges, Mother Theresa, and Kali
My spiritual journey in India reached its second stage: the Mother, who manifests the potential of the Maiden. The seed growing into a mature tree, the full moon marking the greatest point of lunar in... Read More
Where was God in Newtown?
Where was God in Newtown? Omid Safi attempts to give an answer. I agree with one half of his argument, that prayer is not what some folks think it is. However, I disagree on the nature of God. I think... Read More
Why, God? Grasping for Control, Praying for Grace
A man armed with guns walked into an elementary school and killed many people, most of whom were children. My hands shake even just typing such words. The news reports are still being updated, and the... Read More
A Believer’s Response To The Connecticut Shooting: We All Suffer Together
The mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut raises serious questions about the health of our society and collective humanity. People around the globe today wonder how anyone coul... Read More
The Massacre of the Innocents
Post first published at Lutheran Moxie. One of my favorite carols, for sheer beauty of sound, is the Coventry Carol. But you don’t often hear it on the radio this time of year. Not too surprising, I... Read More
Calling For Grace In Such Senseless Tragedy
It’s very hard to comprehend human nature when something so traumatic happens. We can throw a bunch of theories as to why some of us do the things we do, but the faculties of our reason just get... Read More
A Baha’i Prayer for Divine Assistance
Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity, O God, my God, and banish mine anguish through Thy sovereignty and Thy might. Thou seest me, O my god, with my face set towards Thee at a time when so... Read More
Poetry and Healing in Times of Great Tragedy
Today is my birthday, but I won’t be celebrating this year. I woke up this morning not thinking about my 24 years of life, but about the 26 lost souls, and 20 of these victims who never got a chance... Read More