I pray that the Congress will act decisively to hold to account Trump and those in the Trump administration, who would squander people’s lives for their own political and financial gain.

Last night, Donald Trump launched an illegal war against Iran. A profound betrayal of the American people and people around the world. Blessed are the peacemakers, Jesus taught. I pray for peacemakers today. And I pray that God grant me the strength to be a peacemaker now.

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#GRATITUDE Gratefulness is possible with the awareness of the fragility of what we have. MIKE MARTIN

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#gratitude We can’t enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can enchant ourselves by paying deep attention. DIANE ACKERMAN

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#GRATITUDE Attention is the doorway to gratitude, the doorway to wonder, the doorway to reciprocity. ROBIN WALL KIMMERER

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#gratitude The whole world is a series of miracles, but we’re so used to them that we call them everyday things. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

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#gratitude In a culture that pushes us to focus not on what we can give, but on what we can take, what we tend to take is everything for granted. ANDREA GIBSON

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#gratitude Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. JOHN MILTON

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The more that we deeply appreciate, care for, and feel inextricably tied to the places, things and people of this world, the more we are likely to take a stand on behalf of what we value. KRISTI NELSON

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