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Sue Sutherland-Wood's avatar

This is such a powerful piece in so many ways - you really capture that 3 o'clock in the morning swirling, clenching anxiety that wakes us for no reason and then lingers throughout the next day. (I just had this happen last night so I completely relate to all you say here!)

The lovely C.S.Lewis said "No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear" and he is so right.

But when I am not feeling overwhelmed by the news/getting older/ the sheer terror of losing those I love and a whole raft of other worries, I try to remind myself that consistently doing tiny acts of goodness (like your writing here!) every day, where we live, as we can, is enough - and frankly, all that we *can* do. Not being trite in any way, just saying what helps me. Sometimes. I also benefit from the occasional news "fast" because without a bit of reprieve from all the bleakness, yes, it's really hard not to sink.

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Michiganographer's avatar

Beautiful, searing piece.

What does it mean to "Do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with your God" in the midst of cruelty, waste, violence, and indifference?

I haven't a clue. Maybe our daily work--our only work--is trying to find the answer to that question.

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