Elections Have Consequences

by Brian Dugas

Last week I spoke to you about the possibilities. Well, the impossible has come to pass. This country has made it’s bed, and we will see how well we can lie in it.  The entire world will be impacted by this decision, but it will be up to our local communities to come together and make it through the upcoming dark times.

I’d like to read you a poem by Mikko Raima:

It’s when the earth shakes
And foundations crumble
That our light is called
To rise up.
It’s when everything falls away
And shakes us to the core
And awakens all
Of our hidden ghosts
That we dig deeper to find
Once inaccessible strength.
It’s in times when division is fierce
That we must reach for each other
And hold each other much
Much tighter.
Do not fall away now.
This is the time to rise.
Your light is being summoned.
Your integrity is being tested
That it may stand more tall.
When everything collapses
We must find within us
That which is indomitable.
Rise, and find the strength in your heart.
Rise, and find the strength in each other.
Burn through your devastation,
Make it your fuel.
Bring forth your light.
Now is not the time
To be afraid of the dark.

As a congregation we have some decisions to make, where we will stand and where we will draw the line. I have spoken to our President, Isaac, and they will be discussing this at the upcoming board meeting. If you want to have a voice in that decision, you are invited to join them on November 19th at 7:00PM.

If you're not afraid of the dark and want to awaken your hidden ghost, please join us at the Social Action Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 12th at 8:00PM.