Wednesday, April 24, 2024: to hold the necessary anchorage, while having a mindset for the great migration,
Today we continue to explore the poem Still Possible, By David Whyte; chosen for us by Sister Maureen. We read it and shared our thoughts on its meaning on Thursday Afternoon. This is part 2 of 5. From our Emmaus Retreat in Carmel,
April 17 – 20, 2024
It's still possible amongst all the
never-ending movement
to hold the necessary anchorage,
while having a mindset
for the great migration,
to be ready to up and go
and then surprisingly
be gone
It’s not too late to imagine
That the days
To come are the lost children
You are still
To bring to birth and to maturity,
And that you are ready once more
To be selfless on their behalf,
Setting them to rights
When they fall, listening when
They lose faith, being that
Mother or father
Who through all their difficulties,
Give the gift of constant witness
It is still possible to intuit
a magnificent,
individual arrival, that brings you still
closer to the accompanying
faraway crowd
to live bravely as always,
as someone said,
to the point of tears
to realize that you
have always had your life shattered
and your heart broken and your faith
tested by loving too much
and too often
and that all along,
it was never too much
and never too often,
and that you were never, ever, fully broken.
Announcements:
For tomorrow - Thursday, April 25, 2024: A film on Palestine hosted by Tarik Kananaa, Lindsey Kerr and the Interfaith Council of Sonoma County.
6 PM at the Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa, located at 99 6th St,
"Join us once again at Arlene Francis Center, located at 99 6th St, Santa Rosa, for a meal shared in camaraderie and solidarity with our siblings in Gaza. Film screening to follow. $10-15 suggested donation, cash or Venmo. Masks requested."
Announcements #2:
Thank you for the ongoing attention to this critical situation. There has been a massive development at College campuses (Columbia, Yale, MIT, Tufts, etc.) led by students occupying areas calling on their college to divest from Israeli military oppression. So far, we have also been able to hold off Israel from a full-scale invasion of Rafah, which they had previously declared was to begin March 10th.
Upcoming NV Actions:
1) Sat. Apr. 27th: Mass disruption planned by broad DC coalition. Rev. Jenn and I are leading a Christian pod. Please let us know if you want more details and might participate.
2) Friday May 3rd: Bishop John Stowe and Pax Christi USA will lead a vigil at 12pm at the White House.
3) Christian Boycott/Divestment Letter is in process to invite Christians and organizations to explore/commit to boycott and/or divestment of companies supporting the Israeli military oppression of Palestinians.
4) May 19-June 1: Christian Solidarity Trip to Holy Land
Announcements #3:
Jewish Voice for Peace Passover / Seder Celebration Toward Collective Liberation
also tomorrow: April 25.
"We are setting the Passover table to hold your grief, your broken hearts, your rage, your fear, your gratitude, and all of our dreams of collective liberation.
RSVP with this link:
Closed captioning and an ASL interpreter will be provided throughout the duration of the event."
During the course of the night, we will tell our ancestral story of the Israelites’ journey from mitzrayim, the narrow place, to freedom. This year, the people of Gaza are in mitzrayim, and the Israeli government is Pharaoh. We refuse to feast while Palestinians are being massacred and starved.
Instead, we’ll deepen our resolve to do everything in our power to end the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Join us in story, song, poems, prayer and action. In the loudest way possible we say: Not in our name. There is no right way to be Jewish or right way to be at this seder. May we find courage in our gathering so that we can return fortified to the essential work of moving our communities toward the Exodus this moment demands: an Exodus from Zionism.
