Happy Monday-following-one-of-the-most-surreal-Saturdays-I’ve-had-in-a-long-time!
Here are my thoughts on the “Women’s” March that took place in Washington and around the country:
1. I don’t agree with 99% percent of their sentiment and rhetoric.
2. We as a nation are deeply divided.
3. I am much, MUCH happier when I avoid the mainstream media and the fights on Facebook.
How about you? How were your thoughts and your inner peace on Saturday? I guess we all have different ways of fighting—and by this I mean “fighting the good fight”, not the crass or violent or malicious battles that were so much a part of the Women’s March. For me, I needed to retreat, but in terms of the spiritual life?
My retreat was an attack.
Pre-Mass Monopoly Game
Cathedral Peace
Praying at the Shrine of St. Anthony
The space that God’s given me…
The space that is MY life…
My head, my heart, my home, my family.
Ultimately I needed to pull back from the world, (after spending way too much time watching in dismay), and I prayed the Psalms to keep me centered.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the LORD was my support.
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.~ Psalm 18: 16-19
When I arrived Sunday morning at my holy hour, I spoke briefly to Mike during our “changing of the guard”. (Look! Another battle analogy!) I asked if he’d been disturbed by all the news on Saturday, and he said, no, he was much happier when he avoided the big media outlets.
And then he shared with me his favorite news sources: Infowars; Drudge Report; and Spirit Daily.
My Daughter Marching to a Different Beat
Yes, these websites are extremely conservative, but judging by the results of the election, I’d say that much is the U.S. is conservative as well. Our opinion is just drowned out by the media. That said, I do not—do NOT—think that we are called to fight in the traditional sense. We are called to be a contradiction—a light in the world when the darkness creeps in.
Prayer and playing Monopoly!
Those are my two big guns. 🙂
Yes. I am aware of what is going on, but I don’t – can’t – worry about it. I’ve got enough on my plate! Here, right here, God has given me nine souls to raise up for Heaven, and if I’m doing that right, there is not a lot of leftover time or energy to deal with other people’s business.
Lots of love to you, Maggie!
My opinion is being drowned out also. Thank you and God bless you for this so true post. When I retreat from the present darkness into the light I do so by prayer and what Pope Francis is saying and The Little Office of Mother Mary.
I checked out of FB except to post business news (I know, but a woman has to do what a woman has to do). The only bad part of using FB for business is I still have to check in every once in a while. But I do NOT scroll. I can, however, see the very first post on my feed, and on Saturday it was a rant from my own goddaughter about how she, “a privileged white girl” (she is privileged ONLY because my brother sacrificed and work his you-know-what off his entire life, in the military and now for the NNSA) MUST march for those without rights, My head almost exploded, but I formed a loving, but corrective, message and sent it privately. No news back. These woman have it all wrong. The voices they march for are the loudest voices in America — someone needs to march for the silent, and not just the unborn, but those who are treated unjustly and society ignores. What went on Saturday was a vulgar pride parade — weren’t they just so proud of themselves?
Yes! I completely agree! I can’t believe anyone would want their daughters/nieces/granddaughters/goddaughters to become like those self-proclaimed “nasty women”! And I, who only have sons, certainly don’t want them to marry one!!