When I was in elementary school, there wasn’t a lot to be afraid of. We had duck and cover drills, to teach us what to do in case of a nuclear bomb incident, but none of us knew anyone who had been subjected to such a horror. Nowadays, our school children have the option of bullet-proof backpacks. The theory is that they can hide behind them in case of a shooter in their school room. This would probably do as much good as getting under a desk during a nuclear bomb drop, but I doubt that it gives them as much comfort as we received from the cartoon turtle explaining how he will duck inside his shell in case Russia drops the big one on us. The fears our school children face today are unbelievable in their reality. Regularly, daily, there is an event in a grocery store, a school, or another public place where we should be safe. Only in war-torn countries do people face the horror we are now facing in these United States. Is it possible for us to come together to save our children? Self-righteous, strong opinions have no place in compassionate compromise. I pray that we find ways to lay down our swords and face each other with open minds and hearts. Namaste …
“As you integrate you become one, and your needs become one accordingly. Unified needs lead to unified action, because this produces a lack of conflict.” A Course in Miracles - T-1.VI.2:4-5
"Knowing the Science of creation, in which all is Mind and its ideas, Jesus rebuked the material thought of his fellow-countrymen: 'Ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?' How much more should we seek to apprehend the spiritual ideas of God, than to dwell on the objects of sense!" Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 509:28-3
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