Good News

[elisi]

SLATE: The Lawyers Showed Up
And because we still live in a country where the law matters, they won.
(Not completely, of course, but they're fighting back.)

VOX: Thousands of people are protesting Trump’s immigration order at airports across America

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And here is the Pope, speaking in October:

Pope Francis: You can’t defend Christianity by being ‘against refugees and other religions’

I also found it especially apt that today's gospel was the Beatitudes. (Full readings here)

I want to quote everything, so go read...

OK, just the psalm:

The LORD keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets captives free.

The LORD gives sight to the blind;
the LORD raises up those who were bowed down.
The LORD loves the just;
the LORD protects strangers.

The fatherless and the widow the LORD sustains,
but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
The LORD shall reign forever;
your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia.
Ps 146, 6-10

Comments

[sea_thoughts]

I'm glad justice showed up and that lawyers are in the news because of good things for once.

[elisi]

IKR? Lawyers are so often the bad guys. This gives me hope.

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

Never thought I'd be so glad to see lawyers!

And not religious person at all, but we need this psalm today, and the input of all religious leaders like the Pope.

[elisi]

Never thought I'd be so glad to see lawyers!
It is a strange, but very nice feeling.

And not religious person at all, but we need this psalm today, and the input of all religious leaders like the Pope.
Yeah, I don't tend to post a lot of religious stuff, but dammit, today it all just fitted together.

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

I'm not a religious person by any means, but it's good to hear Pope Francis on that matter.

[elisi]

It's like - that's what he's there to do? Be a leader and tell people when they are going wrong. Big people, not little people. The little people should be looked after.

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

So glad the ACLU was able to get a partial win! It gives me a little hope!

Stacey

[elisi]

Every little win counts!

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

Yep!

Stacey

[eaweek.livejournal.com]

Thank you SO MUCH for these. The psalm is so appropriate it's actually scary!

[elisi]

Totally my pleasure. <3

And people don't change...