@thinkprayact.bsky.social Think Pray Act will be seeking people's opinion soon about online community activities, such as a book group or contemplative prayer. Stay tuned for more posts about in-person love-in-action activities in St. Louis and upcoming virtual groups too! - Moderator Regan S.

Maya Angelou from "Rainbow in the Cloud" - "In diversity there is beauty and there is strength."

Do Good Recklessly.

Amanda Gorman speaks truth as always. "We will not march back to what was..."

Love is the only future God offers. - Victor Hugo

yesterday was the birthday of John Lewis: "Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."

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“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.” - Maya Angelou #poem #writer #poet #novelist #literaturelover #motivation #MayaAngelou #mayaangelouquotes

"Today, tomorrow & always the fluidity of our expression & experiences will live on. Trans & non-binary siblings are made in the image of God – period." -Rachael Ward, Gender & Sexuality Justice Ministries, UCC 🏳️‍⚧️ Statement & care practices: ow.ly/t6oX50ULwus

🙌🏾 Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia A. Thompson, UCC's General Minister & President/CEO, offers an official response to the legislation drafted by the House of Representatives, condemning the message of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. 👉🏾🔗 Link to full statement: www.ucc.org/faith-expres...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde Hero.

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who became the first Black nurse in the U.S. Army Air Corps after President Harry S. Truman desegregated it in 1948, has died at age 104.

#MaryOliver #Poetry

Ah, kindness. What a simple way to tell another struggling soul that there is love to be found in the world. - Alison Malee #kindness #love #struggle

From Maya Angelou - My wish for you Is that you continue Continue To be who and how you are To astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness #mayaangelou #poem #hope #kindness #newyear #2025

...To Love To be lifted up And to lift others up. O’ Sacred One Untangle my feet from all that ensnares. Free my soul. That we might Dance and that our dancing might be contagious. ~Hafiz

I sometimes forget that I was created for Joy. My mind is too busy. My Heart is too heavy for me to remember that I have been called to dance the Sacred dance of life. I was created to smile...

"Most adults I know aren't looking for a religion that answers all of their questions, but rather a community of faith in which they feel safe to ask them." - Rachel Held Evans, may she rest in peace.

Join me in the 30 Day Song Challenge - Day 16: Let It Be -Beatles #musicsky #Beatles #30daysongchallenge #letitbe

Join me in the 30 Day Song Challenge - Day 15: Whiter shade of Pale - Annie Lennox #musicsky #annielennox #bestcoverever #30daysongchallenge #whitershadeofpale

Join me in the 30 Day Song Challenge - Day 14: All My Love Coldplay #musicsky #coldplay #30daysongchallenge #allmylove youtu.be/pSeaHfkd3M8?...

Join me in the 30 Day Song Challenge - Day 13: Tiny Dancer Elton John #musicsky #eltonjohn #30daysongchallenge youtu.be/yYcyacLRPNs?...

Join me in the 30 Day Song Challenge - Day 12: You Got It - The Right Stuff - NKOTB youtu.be/tbIEwIwYz-c?...

Join me in the 30 Day Song Challenge - Day 11 Landslide - Stevie Nick's or Dixie Chicks #musicsky #StevieNicks #DixieChicks #30daysongchallenge youtu.be/J4_wXPZ1Bnk?...

Join me in the 30 Day Song Challenge - Day 9: Just Breathe - Pearl Jam. #musicsky #30daysongchallenge #pearljam youtu.be/Eo-UKCxCglg?...

Join me in the 30 Day Song Challenge - Happy - Pharrell #musicsky #30daysongchallenge #Pharrell youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs?...

Join me in the 30 Day Song Challenge - Day 8: Rehab - Amy Winehouse. #musicsky #amywinehouse #30daysongchallenge

Join me in the 30 Day Song Challenge - Day 7: Mama Mia- Abba #musicsky #Abba #30daysongchallenge

Patriarchy:half star. Total Bullshit Do not Recommend

Joy needs no particular circumstances and no one’s permission to exist. … Joy helps us stay when we are surrounded by that which might drag us into despair. - T. Denise Anderson, “The Joyful Risk of Christmas”

@mouthybroad.bsky.social Thanks for the stickers! I like my feminism intersection progressive and trans inclusive

#mouthybroad #seriously #pro-choice

The answer is always #love.

#coffee lover

Gisele is a hero coming out of horror and trauma.

King of the box mountain!

One of the earliest tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments (dating to A.D. 300-800) is scheduled to go up for auction at Sotheby's on Wednesday.

STOP Pretending your RACISM Is Patrotic. #mouthybroad #racism #whitechristiannationalism

Cancer ghosting, disability ghosting, grief ghosting - all real, & difficult, experiences. "This social isolation and loss of support – even from close friends and family members – is a devastating and often unrecognized side effect of the disease. Survivors say... 1/3 www.npr.org/2024/12/18/n...

This semester for my doctorate I'm finally registered as needing special accommodations. I didn't go with my fibro or CFS cuz they are hard to understand, even for, or especially for academics. I went with my chronic migraines and my ankles, which have 2 surgeries coming up this year.

c'mon, the world sucks. it's a classic. I couldn't help myself. #badjokes #Walken #winterwonderland

I don't even want a president. I want a council of indigenous grandmothers. @smashthepatriarchy.bsky.social @buildthematriarchy.bsky.social @politicsgirl.bsky.social @gaslitnation.bsky.social @indivisible.org

TONIGHT! (Tuesday Dec 17) join us for Part 2 of our "Kairos Moment" series, where we are going through the #ELCA Study Guide on the Climate Crisis. Register at: bit.ly/kairos-2 #Ecojustice #ClimateCrisis #Faith #Community