Sunday, May 3, 2015

OPPRESSION

Snippet

It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away 

than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home. 

Carl T. Rowan

Scripture

Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking 

place under the sun:

I saw the tears of the oppressed—

    and they have no comforter;

power was on the side of their oppressors—

    and they have no comforter.

And I declared that the dead,

    who had already died,

are happier than the living,

    who are still alive.

But better than both

is the one who has never been born,

who has not seen the evil

that is done under the sun. Ecclesiasties: 4:1-3

Sixteen Tons By Tennessee Ernie Ford

Some people say a man is made outta mud
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

If you see me comin', better step aside
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the right one don't a-get you
Then the left one will

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

Sentence Prayer

Dear God,

I surrender my financial affairs and concerns about money to your 

Divine care and love.

I ask that you remove my worries, anxieties, and fears about money, 

and replace them with faith.

I know and trust that my debts will be paid and money 

will flow into my life.

I have only to look to nature to see proof of the 

abundance you provide.

I release all negative thoughts about money, and know that 

prosperity is my true state.

I commit to being grateful for all that I now have in my life.

I learn to manage my finances wisely, seeking help where needed.

And finally, I ask you to help me understand 

my purpose in life and to act on that purpose with 

courage and strength. I know that prosperity will come, 

in part, by doing work I love. Please help me use 

my skills and knowledge to be of service in the world.

Thank you, God.

Amen

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