by Cat Zavis
If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when? – Rabbi Hillel, Pirke Avot 1:14
Our world is riddled with tragedies: the epidemic of killings by police in the U.S. of African Americans, boats capsizing with hundreds of people fleeing war-torn countries in search of security, safety and well-being, children dying from illnesses stemming from malnutrition at alarming rates, women and girls being raped as victims of wars, banning of people from largely Muslim countries from entering the U.S., departing untold numbers of undocumented people, separating families who have lived here their entire lives, and the list goes on. As spiritual seekers we desperately yearn for a day when peace and nonviolence, love and care, kindness and generosity as well as a deep connection with the sacred in one another and with the creative force of the universe reign. [Read more…]
