Our prayers for all animals continue to circle the earth, to
uplift humanity's consciousness, and to bless the animals themselves.
Thank you for joining people around the world who are praying this
prayer in many different languages but all with the same love:
"COMPASSION ENCIRCLES THE EARTH FOR ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE"
Greetings of love and gratitude from
Judy Carman
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Radical Vision of Nonviolence and Freedom and
Not Being Silent About Things That Matter: Today, January 19,
we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in order to honor him and his
radical vision of a peaceful, nonviolent world. Although he was
not vegan, his wife and son, Coretta Scott King and Dexter King both
became vegan. It is a strong possibility that he would have
extended his vision of nonviolence to animals had his life not been cut
short. Many of King’s ageless messages fit perfectly with this
day and week as we mourn, memorialize, boycott, pray, and do what we
can to help the animals of earth. He said, “Our lives begin and
end the day we become silent about things that matter." He called
for a rising of human consciousness from a “thing-oriented” culture to
a “person-oriented” culture in which materialism, militarism, and
racism no longer exist.
In his unforgettable “I Have a Dream”
speech, he reminds all humanity that we must meet “physical force with
soul force.” Speaking of white people, he said, “their
freedom is inextricably bound to ours.” This is just as true for
human beings and all other beings. None of us can be truly free
until all beings are free. Toward the end of his “Dream” speech,
he spoke of his vision of a new time in which all his people could say
“Free at last. Thank God Almighty, Free at last.”
Prayer for this Week: Freedom “At
Last” For All Beings. This week, in honor of Dr. King, let
us “refuse to be silent,” and let us carry forth his vision of freedom
and justice for all people. Then let us extend that vision out beyond
humanity to all beings. Together, let us SEE human consciousness rising
beyond “thing-oriented” to “all beings-oriented.” Indeed, at this
higher level of consciousness, animals are not “things,” as they are
now considered, but rather “persons” or “beings” with their own rights
to freedom, autonomy, life, respect, family, and love—the very
qualities that we hold dear for all people as well. Let us
stand in solidarity with the truth that white people’s “freedom is
inextricably bound” to the freedom of people of color. And as
animal rights activists, we add that all human freedom is “inextricably
bound” to animal freedom. We cannot be free if we keep others
captive. We cannot have peace until we give peace to
all. Today and this week we pray in gratitude and hold fast
to three of the most powerful words ever spoken on earth “Free at
Last.” May All People and All Animals Be “Free at Last.”
As always, I send my thanks to each of you, dear Prayer Circle members,
for joining this circle of compassion and shining the Light of Truth
for all to see, so that one day soon, all beings will live in peace
together.
May compassion and love reign over all the earth for all beings
everywhere.
Thank you all for your devotion to truth, love, liberation and peace
for all beings.
With Love, peace, and gratitude from Judy Carman, and greetings from
Will, Madeleine, Tara and the Circle of Compassion team
If you haven’t already done so, please join us at the Prayer Circle for
Animals Facebook page. You can share ideas and prayer requests
there. These updates will be posted on Facebook and on
www.circleofcompassion.org so that you can share them if you
wish. Thank you.
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