And Our Prayer for the Week from Judy Carman
EASTER AND EARTH DAY LIGHT THE WAY TO THE END OF SACRIFICE.
Many Biblical scholars believe that Jesus was a vegetarian who taught
nonviolence and who may have been crucified primarily for his demonstration
against the highly lucrative animal sacrifice in the Temple. Two thousand years
later Earth Day brings with it the promise of the rising of human
consciousness, as more and more people learn that we are here to bring love to
all life, not to sacrifice the earth and billions of animals for selfish
pleasure and greed. The fact that Earth Day celebrations all over the planet
keep multiplying is a sign that we human beings have the capacity to change our
ways, to become nonviolent and to see animals as our kin and the earth as a
sacred, holy place. Thankfully, more animal liberationists every year are
teaching this truth at their local Earth Day events.
PRAYERS THIS WEEK FOR EARTH DAY VEGAN ACTIVISTS AND FOR AN END TO
THE SACRIFICE OF ANIMALS AND EARTH TO THE GODS OF GREED.
Great Spirit, Light of the World, we give thanks for all the activists
around the world teaching the vegan truth at Earth Day events. Strength and
wisdom pours through us from universal love to empower each one of them to
carry the precious message of the sacredness of all beings. We give thanks for
the many scholars who put forth the possibility that Jesus was vegetarian,
opposed animal sacrifice, and taught nonviolence and compassion for all beings.
We feel the cosmic energy of love, compassion, and reverence for life moving in
all hearts and strongly drawing all of us to higher consciousness and wisdom.
We see people at Easter services finally understanding Jesus’ message and
refusing to eat ancient traditional meals of sacrificial lambs, pigs, and
others. We see them transforming to lives of ahimsa. At this powerful and
sacred time of Easter and Earth Day, we send love and tenderness to encircle
the world and bless every single animal on earth. Together we raise our voices
and sing a new song with the innocents of earth. We sing your song with you,
dear animals, and we believe that love and justice will one day soon prevail so
that all of you will be safe and free from the sacrifices, domination, and
greed of humanity. .
Thank you, dear prayer partners, for your faithful prayers and visionary
thoughts. Thanks to all of you, compassion is encircling the earth for all
beings. Thank you for your devotion to truth, love, liberation and peace for
all beings.
As always, I send my thanks to each of you, dear Prayer Circle members, for
May Divine Wisdom, the animals’ grace, and our true hearts guide us
toward ahimsa, peace, liberation, and lovingkindness for all. 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
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