#283 Meditations for Election Anxiety

Emmy and Natalia read some poetry and Scripture and blessings to help us all through this chaotic and overwhelming and anxious time. Because we all need it, whenever we need it. 

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Resources from today’s episode:

• “Blessing in the Chaos” from The Cure for Sorrow - by Jan Richardson

• First Nations Version: https://firstnationsversion.com/book/first-nations-version/ 

• Romans 8: 31-39

• Lamentations 3: 19-30, 49-57

• Luke 6, Matthew 5 

• John 18:33-38

• Book of Common Prayer 

• Traditional Collect for the Nation

• Contemporary Collect for Social Justice

• excerpt from Madeleine L’Engle from Rhythm of Prayer - by Sarah Bessey 

• “For the Nation” from Ordinary Blessings, by Meta Herrick Carlson

• “For Feeling It All”, from Blessings for the Lives We Actually Have, by Kate Bowler 

• How to Love the World, by James Crews 

• Hope, by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer