“We know we are in the presence of God when the circle expands to include those whom tradition has always excluded. We know we are in the presence of God when justice rolls down like water” –Patricia Thomas, Fruit of the Vine

Query: Do you recognize and stand with those for whom the circle needs to be expanded? Where do you long for justice to roll down like water?

The Inner Light

cannot be earned.

It is a treasure

offered freely,

a gift of life

from the Creator.

This gift is a refuge

for the virtuous.

It offers forgiveness

to evil doers.

–Jim Teeters, from “62” in Because of This