I Say Let's Be Idealists.

We've Heard From People All Around The World, Telling Us That This Is Their Reality. People Need A Way To Connect The Sometimes Really Hard Reality In Which They Wake Up Each Morning With The Movement Of The Spirit.

Look Through The Prayer Books. You'll See Lots Of Dates. You'll See Names Of Native Americans Remembered. This Was An Open-sourcing Project Among So Many People.

Jesus Is Challenging That When Addressing "who Is Your Neighbor" And He Has A Lot Of Hard Things To Say About Family, "unless You Hate Your Own Family You Are Not Going To Be A Disciple." He Is Challenging The Limits Of Our Compassion And Our Love As If Someone's Kid Suffers It Should Be As Devastating To Us As If It Were Our Own Kid. That Is What The Early Church Said.

Sometimes People Call Folks Here At The Simple Way Saints. Usually They Either Want To Applaud Our Lives And Live Vicariously Through Us, Or They Want To Write Us Off As Superhuman And Create A Safe Distance. One Of My Favorite Quotes, Written On My Wall Here In Bold Black Marker, Is From Dorothy Day: "don't Call Us Saints; We Don't Want To Be Dismissed That Easily

We Are Faithful Not To The Triumphant Golden Eagle (ironically, Also An Imperial Symbol Of Power In Rome) But To The Slaughtered Lamb.