The present moment is the only moment we have in which to live, to repent, to love, to plan, but most of all it is the present moment in which we must act. In this present moment I am moved after months of silence to publish an entry which this site moved me to do, to act. What is it? Human Rights Watch.
We moan and complain about our lives, with a right to do so, sometimes, but when you see what is happening to people around the world, our minor complaints become very, very unimportant. A young man said to me yesterday "a Cistercian monk is a doctor of prayer." Many of my readers are Lay Cistercians, and we too must see ourselves as doctors of prayer.
All I am asking of you is to look at the site. Consider signing the letter about child soldiers -- you will be shocked how many nations tolerate this -- and at least sign up for the newsletter. Their pain, is humanities pain. As Christians, can we fail to pray for this pain with a clear conscience?
My First Stop Each Morning
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