injustice
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O Antiphons: Dayspring
O come, thou Dayspring from on high, and cheer us by thy drawing nigh; dispense the gloomy clouds of night, and death's dark shadow put to flight. We watchnot only through dark nightsbut also dark days.Who filled the worldwith… Continue reading
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We Are Called
We are calledto work for the rightsof those whom we mistrust,of those who wish us harm. As Lillian Hellman writes,"Since when do you have to agree with peopleto defend them from injustice?" Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries.… Continue reading
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Life Is Not Fair
1My father would halt meby looking over his half-glassesand precisely intoning:"Life is not fair,"a statement falling somewherebetween actuality and pathological avoidance. 2Already aware of the unfairnness of life,I wasn't looking for him to repair it,simply to acknowledge it–not the lack… Continue reading