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Money Has Power. And So Withholding Money Has Power Too, Especially When A Bunch Of People Do It Together.

So Even As We See The Horror Of Death, May We Be Reminded That In The End, Love Wins. Mercy Triumphs. Life Is More Powerful Than Death. And Even Those Who Have Committed Great Violence Can Have The Image Of God Come To Life Again Within Them As They Hear The Whisper Of Love. May The Whisper Of Love Grow Louder Than The Thunder Of Violence. May We Love Loudly.

Sometimes People Call Folks Here At The Simple Way Saints. Usually They Either Want To Applaud Our Lives And Live Vicariously Through Us, Or They Want To Write Us Off As Superhuman And Create A Safe Distance. One Of My Favorite Quotes, Written On My Wall Here In Bold Black Marker, Is From Dorothy Day: "don't Call Us Saints; We Don't Want To Be Dismissed That Easily

I'm Just Not Convinced That Jesus Is Going To Say, "when I Was Hungry, You Gave A Check To The United Way And They Fed Me.

Somehow Jesus's Reputation Has Survived All The Embarrassing Things That Christians Have Done In His Name.