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A prayer to end polarization

In this poem, today’s contributor encourages us to go beyond “us and them” thinking and acknowledge our unity as “brethren – children of our Father-Mother God.”

  • By Carolyn Muir

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“... that they all may be one.”
– Christ Jesus
John 17:21

GOD IS
here in the midst of “us”
and
there in the midst of “them”
May we be conscious of this all-embracing Love
comforting and inspiring all to feel…
opening all eyes to behold…
our unity as brethren – children of our Father-Mother God, divine Love
where
“us” and “them”
are
ONE

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