In so many ways it’s actually getting worse. On the level of the external world, what Trump has done and is doing to this country is disastrous. For those of us who believe in the basic tenets of American democracy this is beyond our worst nightmares. He is chipping away at our freedoms, from due process to free speech. He is militarizing cities, extorting businesses, controlling cultural institutions. His personal paramilitary is terrorizing immigrants, grabbing innocent people and throwing them into concentration camps. The Supreme Court and Congress are giving him permission to do all of it. And he is threatening much more to come.
I say it’s getting worse “on the external level” because internally he cannot touch us unless we allow him to. In many ways, he is waking us up. Millions of people who hadn’t really thought about what freedom means, much less what it means to them personally, are thinking about it now.
I hope you’ll tell everyone you know, and make your plans now, to be at the next No Kings Protest on October 18th. This one needs to be massive. We need many millions of people on the streets of America, in a nonviolent show of extraordinary citizen power. See it in your mind’s eye as a sea of patriotism and love.
Pray it will be peaceful. Plan for it to be amazing. And remember you’re not alone. You’re part of an invisible army of decent souls.
Sometimes you’ll feel all fired up and motivated, then it’s likely there will be times when the awfulness of the whole thing hits you like a ton of bricks. That’s okay. It’s normal. The entire situation is an assault on our nervous system. So don’t blame yourself for feeling exhausted, or scared, or depressed about it all. When you feel such overwhelm, take a break and rest up. Prayer and meditation will help you adapt to the moment.
We will endure. And love will prevail.
PRAYER FOR THE EXHAUSTED
Dear God,
We surrender to You this difficult moment.
Pour forth Your spirit on our country and the world.
Lift our minds and hearts above the chaos.
Pour forth Your spirit on all of us,
and guide our feet to better days.
Amen.
We must move humanity forward
..PUSH......