MELT THE FROZEN, WARM THE CHILL
These lines are from the Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit) prayer which Catholics either say or listen to being sung on Pentecost Sunday, the day when the Holy Spirit was breathed onto the disciples and onto the church at large. It is a beautiful prayer and worth checking out for the whole text. While listening to it being sung last Sunday, those words struck me as being so apropos for this time in our country's dark history. Whom do I want to have "melted" so that they can be more aware of the needs of others, have more compassion, and realize that in the end--we are all one? (This could be a damn long list!) --I want every person in the GOP in Congress to have their frozen hearts melted. I want them to see how people in this country (esp. children, vets, LGBTQ+, the poor, elderly, and disabled) are being crushed by Trump's economic policies. Not to mention, the Big, Beautiful Bill which is killing us. --I want MAGA Christians (and isn't ...
