Speaking of Spirit

Don_Quixote_(1955)_by_Pablo_Picasso.jpg I was about ten the first time I saw this painting of Picasso, which led to the reading of Don Quiote by Cervantes. Two years later, The Man of La Mancha , hit the Broadway stage with its iconic song, "Impossible Dream."  So began my call to ministry. ( To minister is to serve.) Allow me to explain. In 1963, a month before my 10th birthday, I sat in front of our black and white TV and listened to the young minister, Martin Luther King, Jr. give the now famous, I Have a Dream speech . At that moment, with tears running down my face, I made a committment to serve, to minister, to teach others about Love and Peace and Forgiveness. I wasn't sure how this would happen, but I had trust that, given this epiphany, I would be given the tools to move forward. The moment I heard, " Impossible Dream ," it became one of my favorite songs. As a tween, I would sing it with all the passion of youth and innocence. The words...

My heart is so heavy with the tragedies of the past months.  I know no other way to respond than to write words that will speak of Spirit, reminding the world that there is Hope, there is Love and there is Peace, if we choose to see it.  I know from the bottom of my breaking heart that we must stop the insanity of killing each other.  We MUST learn to live together in Peace with respect and loving kindness.   Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only Light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only Love can do that."  These are my words of wisdom during these tumultuous times.  May we all find strength in them. Namasté!