Thursday, January 28, 2021

Upper Room Liturgy - Sunday, January 31, 2021 - Birthday of Thomas Merton

Please join us between 9:30 and 9:55 am via Zoom
Here is the Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512159155
phone-in for (audio only).
Phone Number: (646) 558-8656
Meeting ID: 825 1215 9155

Denise:  Welcome and theme  


Welcome to the Sabbath gathering of the Upper Room Community on the birthday of the Trappist monk who became surprisingly vocal in both his spiritual writings and social activism, Thomas Merton.  Today’s readings direct our attention to command and authority; our own command over our own actions, and our responsibility to speak with authority in the face of evil and wrongdoing in our society.  These are challenging readings.  They demand our courage.  They demand our clear-sightedness.  They demand our integrity.  Let us listen and respond. 


Bridget:  Opening Prayer:  Dear Holy One, we come to you with courage and fear, determination and reluctance.  We strive to fight the monster without becoming the monster.  We place ourselves in your hands and in the hands of this gathering as we struggle to find the balance.  We thank you for your wisdom and the wisdom you send to each of us through your people.


Opening song:  Where Did Jesus Go https://youtu.be/biPM_MTQVgI



Dave:  First Reading, from the Gospel of Mark 1:21-28 (The New New Testament)


They walked into Capernaum. On the next Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught them like one who had authority, and not like the scholars. Now there was in their synagogue at the time a man under the power of an unclean spirit, who called out, “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the holy one of God!” But Jesus rebuked the spirit, “Be quiet! Come out from him.” The unclean spirit threw the man into a fit and with a loud cry came out from him. They were all so amazed that they kept asking, “What is this new teaching? He gives his commands with authority even to the unclean spirits, and they obey him!”  And the fame of Jesus spread at once in all directions, through the whole of Galilee.  

These are holy words from the Gospel writer we call Mark.  Let us affirm them by saying AMEN.


Mary Theresa:  Second Reading, from Disputed Questions, by Thomas Merton

There are crimes which no one would commit as an individual which they willingly and bravely commit when acting in the name of  society, because they have been too easily convinced that evil is entirely different when it is done 'for the common good.'...one might point to the way in which racial hatreds and even persecution are admitted by people who consider themselves, kind, tolerant, civilized and even humane. 

These are holy words from Thomas Merton, Monk, Mystic, and Activist.  Let us affirm them by saying AMEN.  


Alleluia (Dennis)


Third Reading:  John Lewis: Stand Up, Speak Up, Speak Out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATS8MKethWE

Denise:  Homily Starter 


“Be quiet.  Come out from him.”  With these few simple words, spoken in the shadow of the synagogue where he had just taught, Jesus performs his first act of public ministry.  The exorcism described in this gospel reading is one of at least seven recorded in the New Testament.  The writer of Mark’s gospel seems especially drawn to these events.  As Marcus Borg points out in his book “Days of Awe and Wonder,” the placement of this exorcism immediately after Jesus returns from his desert experience and just as he is beginning to gather followers, highlights how central it is to his ministry at its very outset: he is a charismatic healer and mystic, a man who can command unclean spirits, and they obey him, exiting their victim to allow truth, light, and love back in.  


Regardless of what we today may think about the existence of unclean spirits or their role in our world, or the ability of anyone to expel them, it’s important to remember that these ideas were fully accepted and taken as fact by everyone in first century Palestine, including Jesus, his followers, and his foes.  Unclean spirits were seen as a very unpleasant fact of life, separate from what was recognized as ordinary illness.  A person with the gift of releasing a victim from the throes of possession would be revered by many, feared by some, and often drew big crowds. Anyone who drew large groups of people together would have been viewed by the Roman occupiers as a potential threat to the status quo, and they were known to have executed other Jewish miracle workers during the time of Jesus. The threat of Roman retaliation led many of the people themselves to turn against these healers.  So, by teaching with authority, and by calling out evil and literally commanding it to leave, Jesus is placing himself and his ministry in the Roman crosshairs right at its outset.  He is also risking the fear and ire of his own people.  


How little things have really changed!  It may be that most of us no longer accept demonic possession as the root of evil in our society.  But there can be no argument that evil does exist.  We only have to look at modern human history, and some very recent history, to see it in action.  Often, as Thomas Merton points out in the second reading, evil is well-disguised and quite accepted by many once it becomes a societal norm.  But what of the people who stand up to evil today?  What becomes of them?  The second half of the twentieth century saw the assassinations of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Bishop Oscar Romero, Sister Maura Clarke, Sister Ita Ford, Sister Dorothy Kazel, and Jean Donovan, to name some familiar to us.  There are un-named hundreds who have given their lives in the cause of justice, and thousands more who daily put livelihoods, friendships, security, and reputations on the line as they recognize evil and call it out.  These are modern-day exorcists, and we have seen them at work in our families, in our communities, in our courts, in the halls of Congress, and in the case of John Lewis, facing down the status quo on bridges.  They are the face of Christ acting in the world today, casting out evil so that love, mercy and justice can flow back in.  What are your thoughts about today’s readings?  Your insights are sacred, and we hope you will share them.


Shared Homily 

 

Statement of Faith: 

  
Bridget:  All: We believe in the Holy One, a divine mystery
beyond all definition and rational understanding,
the heart of all that has ever existed,
that exists now, or that ever will exist.

We believe in Jesus, messenger of the Divine Word,
bringer of healing, heart of Divine compassion,
bright star in the firmament of the Holy One's
prophets, mystics, and saints.

We believe that We are called to follow Jesus
as a vehicle of divine love,
a source of wisdom and truth,
and an instrument of peace in the world.

We believe in the Spirit of the Holy One,
the life that is our innermost life,
the breath moving in our being,
the depth living in each of us.

We believe that the Divine kin-dom is here and now,
stretched out all around us for those
with eyes to see it, hearts to receive it,
and hands to make it happen.

 

Bridget: As we prepare for the sacred meal, we remember that just as Jesus is anointed, so is each of us. And we bring to this table our blessings, cares and concerns.  (Dennis reads petitions)


We pray for these and all unspoken concerns. Amen.


Liturgy of the Eucharist

adapted from Diarmuid O’Murchu


Denise:  With open hands let us pray our Eucharistic Prayer together:


Gracious God, source and sustenance of life, redeeming presence to the pain and brokenness of our world, Holy Spirit, who enlivens and inebriates all that exists, we beseech your healing power upon us and all we pray for today.

Down through the ages, you rescue us from darkness.
you light up our ways with wise and holy people. You restore our spirits and you revive our dwindling hope.


May the Spirit of life and wholeness transform us that we may be refreshed in our inner being and be empowered to bring mercy, love, and healing to those whose lives we touch.

For all you bring to our lives, and for all we seek amid
pain and suffering, we acclaim your love and greatness,
and we join with all creation to sing our hymn of praise: 


Holy, Holy, Holy

(Words and music by Karen Drucker)

https://youtu.be/kl7vmiZ1YuI


Bridget: Please extend your hands in blessing.


Source of our health and wholeness, healer of body, mind, and spirit, we bring before you the darkness of our world, and the pain and suffering of your people.
We seek to be healed and made whole; we seek to be reconciled and united; we seek peace in our hearts and in our world.

We ask you to awaken anew in our hearts the empowering grace of your abundant Spirit, who infuses these gifts of bread and wine with the transforming energy of life, to nourish and sustain us in our time of need.

On the night before he died, Jesus gathered for the Seder supper with the people closest to him. Like the least of household servants, he washed their feet. Once again he showed us how to love one another.


All lift bread 


Back at the table, he took the Passover Bread, spoke the grace, broke the bread and offered it to them saying, Take and eat, this is my very self.


All lift cup


Then he took the cup of blessing, spoke the grace, and offered it to them saying:

Take and drink of the covenant

Made new again through my life in you.

Whenever you remember me like this,

I am among you.


As we share this holy food let us remember that we are called to be the justice of Christ.


Communion Song:  I Think It’s Going to Rain Today:  https://youtu.be/1Gz7mGISJ5M?t=26 



Denise:  In faith and hope we are sustained,
In grace our dignity reclaimed,
In praise we thank our God.


Grant that we may strive to create a world where suffering and pain are diminished, where justice and peace are restored, and where all people can live in health and wholeness, united in acclaiming the God of life, whose abundance is offered to each and to all, until the Kin-dom
arrives in the fullness of time.


Denise: Let us pray as Jesus taught us:


All: O Holy One, who is within, around and among us, 

We celebrate your many names. 

Your Wisdom come. 

Your will be done, unfolding from the depths within us, 

Each day you give us all we need; 

You remind us of our limits, and we let go. 

You support us in our power, and we act with courage. 

For you are the dwelling place within us,  

the empowerment around us, 

and the celebration among us, now and forever.  Amen  (Miriam Therese Winter) 


Blessing


Bridget: Let us raise our hands and bless each other.

Dearest Holy One, you have spoken to us through ancient scripture, through the holy meditation of Thomas Merton and through the inspiring words of Freedom Fighter John Lewis.  And, yes, Holy One, you have spoken to us through the wise words we have shared this day with each other.  Let us take the love and wisdom you have blessed us with as we enter into our daily work and play this week.  AMEN


 Closing Song:  Speechless:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csmku3VHFS0



Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Moment of Oneness - January 27, 2021

 


Moment of Oneness   January 27, 2021

 

Begin with a moment of Tonga – Breathe in any pain you feel right now for yourself or for someone else. Breathe out healing. Breathe in pain, …. breathe out healing, In pain, ….  Out healing. Pain, …. Healing

 

Opening Prayer: 

Hail, Divine Sophia Wisdom, your grace overflows and our God is within you. You are blessed with the Divine Feminine and the fruit of your womb blesses us. Holy Mother and friend, be with us now in this hour and always.Amen

 

Reading:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

 

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God. 

Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.

There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people

won’t feel insecure around you.

 

We are born to make manifest the glory of God that

  is within us.

It’s not just in some of us;

  it’s in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,

 we unconsciously give other people

  permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear,

  our presence automatically liberates others.

Marianne Williamson

 

 

 

 

 

Silent Reflection:

 

 

Intentions: Adapted from the writings of Mother Theresa and Maria Shriver. Response: Let it be so.

 

O Jesus, you who suffer, grant that today and everyday we may be able to see you in the person of your sick ones and that by offering them ou care, we may serve you. Let it be so.

 

Grant that, even if you are hidden under the unattractive disguise of anger, crime, or of madness, we may recognize you. Let it be so.

 

Give us this vision of faith. Let it be so.

 

May we each feel our way into a new beginning. Let it be so.

 

May we each feel our way into healing. Let it be so.

 

May we each feel our way into a new part of our story, one that puts us squarely in the center of our lives. One that shines light on us. Let it be so

 

Silence to add your own intentions.

 

Closing Prayer: 

 

May you call upon the Holy One, 

      you and your children!

May you be guided by the Spirit of Truth,

      Who dwells within your heart!

The heavens declare the glory of the Creator,

       the earth, too is filled 

          with wonder, gifts of Love.

 

Psalm 115 – Nan Merrill

 

Closing Song – Hallelujah

https://youtu.be/Y9HvpNXhGfc



Thursday, January 21, 2021

Upper Room Liturgy - Third Sunday Ordinary Time – January 24 2021, Presiders: Terri Kersch and Jim Marsh, ARCWP


Please join us between 9:30 and 9:55 am via Zoom

Here is the Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512159155
phone-in for (audio only).
Phone Number: (646) 558-8656
Meeting ID: 825 1215 9155

Welcome/Theme: Jim M


Good morning and welcome to the Upper Room!


For those of you who may be joining us for the first time, we are an intentional Eucharistic Community without walls, thanks to the technology of Zoom. While you will be muted for most of our prayer time together, please sing out loud, and pray alongside those whose voices we will hear today. If you have a speaking part, “unmute” yourself and remember to re-mute. At the homily time, there will be an opportunity to share a brief reflection on the Word proclaimed. Please save the “kudos” and “atta-girls” for the end when our formal prayer and worship is over.


Today is the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time; Terri and I have entitled today’s liturgy: The Call to Serve.  Today’s Gospel may sound like a repeat of last week, however there are differences due simply to authorship. This week was certainly historic with the Inauguration of Joe Biden, as President, and Kamala Harris, as Vice President. Our second reading is a blending of their words from last August that share their vision and call.


Let’s begin our prayer in song, envisioning a better world and our call to serve!  


Opening Song We’ll Build a World by David Lohman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOtHBYiX8nQ


We are different, you and I, yet together, fates entwine.

Now we gather in this space, joined in spirit, filled with grace;

bring your fullness, I'll bring mine, and together we will shine.


Refrain: Together, we'll build a world where there's room for all to be;

a world where we'll live our lives liberated, strong, and free!

This glorious future –build it now with me.


As we labor toward that day, don't let difference fall away.

Your uniqueness I will see, and the same, please, see in me.

Thus we're valued, known and named, honored, cherished, loved and claimed. Ref


In this varied universe all existence so diverse.

Filled with wonder, life so queer, steeped in mystery, oft unclear.

Yet together, hand in hand, we'll create that Promised Land. Ref

Liturgy of Word


First Reading Mark (1:14-18) Sandy D


After John’s arrest, Jesus appeared in Galilee proclaiming the Good News of God:
“This is the time of fulfillment. The reign of God is at hand! Change your hearts and minds and believe this Good News!”


While walking by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw the brothers Simon and Andrew casting their nets into the sea, since they fished by trade. Jesus said to them, “Follow me: I will make you fishers of humankind.” They immediately abandoned their nets and followed Jesus.


These are inspired words from the evangelist named Mark, and the community responds: AMEN!


Second Reading A Message from Joe & Kamala Bridget B-S and Rudy S


I accept your nomination for vice president of the United States of America.

I do so committed to the values my mother taught me. To the Word that teaches me to walk by faith, and not by sight. And to a vision passed on through generations of Americans. A vision of our nation as a Beloved Communitywhere all are welcome, no matter what we look like, where we come from, or who we love.  [KH]


"Give people light"…are words for our time. It is time for us to come together. United, we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America. So it's with great honor and humility, I accept this nomination for president of the United States of America. 

America is at an inflection point, a time of real peril but also extraordinary possibilities. We can choose a path of becoming angrier, less hopeful, more divided, a path of shadow and suspicion or we can choose a … path of hope and light.  [JB]


We can build that Beloved Community, one that is strong and decent, just and kind. One in which we all can see ourselves.  [KH]


No generation ever knows what history will ask of it. All we can ever know is whether we're ready when that moment arrives. As God's children, each of us have a purpose in our lives. We have a great purpose as a nation to open the doors of opportunity to all Americans, … to be a light to the world once again, and finally to live up to and make real the words written in the sacred documents that founded this nation: “that all men and women are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, among them life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”  [JB]


Make no mistake, the road ahead will not be not easy. We will stumble. We may fall short. But I pledge that we will act boldly and deal with our challenges honestly. We will speak truths. And we will act with the same faith in you that we ask you to place in us.  [KH]


American history tells us that it has been in our darkest moments that we've made our greatest progress, that we found the light. I believe we can find the light once more.  [JB]


There’s something happening, all across the country. It’s about you. It’s about us. People of all ages and colors and creeds are pushing us to realize the ideals of our nation, pushing us to live the values we share: decency and fairness, justice and love.  [KH]


I believe there's only one way forward: as a united America. This is our moment to make hope and history rhyme with passion and purpose. Love is more powerful than hate. Hope is more powerful than fear, and light is more powerful than dark.  [JB]


What an awesome responsibility. What an awesome privilege.  [KH]


This is our moment. This is our mission. Are you ready? Let us begin.  [JB]


These words are excerpted from the speeches addressed to all US Citizens by Jospeh R Biden and Kamala Harris at the DNC in August 2020; let the community respond: may it be so, AMEN!


Third Reading from the prophet Isaiah (11:2-4, 5-6, 9-10)   Phillis S


The Spirit of YHWH will rest upon you—

a spirit of wisdom and understanding,

a spirit of counsel and strength,

a spirit of knowledge and reverence for YHWH.

You will delight in obeying YHWH,

and you won’t judge by appearances, or make decisions by hearsay.

You will treat poor people with fairness and will uphold the rights of the downtrodden.

Justice will be the belt around your waist—faithfulness will gird you up.


Then the wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; 

the calf and the lion cub will graze together, and a little child will lead them.


There will be no harm, no destruction anywhere in my holy mountain. On that day, the Root of Jesse will serve as a symbol to the peoples of the world, and your home will be a place of honor.

These are inspired words from the Hebrew prophet Isaiah, and the community responds: AMEN!


Shared Homily 


Homily starter – Jim M

The story from Mark’s Gospel is certainly about a call. It begins by placing Jesus in Galilee, not Jerusalem the city that represented power, both political and religious. Unlike the version we heard last week, John the Baptizer is no longer on the scene—he’s been arrested. Jesus, who probably was a disciple of John since he sought to be baptized, picks up the mantle, so to speak, and proclaims a message similar to John’s: “this is the time of fulfillment … God’s reign, God’s kin-dom is at hand!” And who does he call to follow him and make it happen? He calls folks who are busy working; working to provide for their children and families. There must have been a real sense of urgency because we are told they immediately followed him…. no questions. Did they even know where they were going?


Fast forward nearly two millennia and we have the appearance of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on the American stage. They each heard a call that shaped a vision of what could be, as we heard from them in our second reading today.


Our third reading is comforting and challenging at the same time. The prophet tells us that God’s Spirit of wisdom, understanding, knowledge and reverence will rest upon us and will give us strength to not make decisions by hearsay or judge by appearances, but to act with justice, treat people fairly and uphold the rights of all those held down. The result is a powerful image of peaceful co-existence—the wolf will lie down with the lamb …. no more harm, destruction or divisiveness!


My friends, perhaps we once had the notion that a call (vocation) was a one-time happening like a call to religious life, ordination or marriage or that hard-earned career. If we’re honest, we have to admit that there have been several calls as we look back over our lives ... calls within callings that give our lives’ purpose and direction. 


Joe and Kamala have issued a call for each of us to ‘build back better.’ The moment has arrived … it’s happening! Are we ready to once again be a nation where all are welcome? What do we need to leave behind? Do we, you and I, have a part to play in re-creating God’s vision as the Beloved Community. In Kamala’s own words “what an awesome privilege and responsibility!”


What did you hear? How will you respond?


Liturgy of Eucharist


Statement of Faith Mary Skelly


We believe in the Holy One, 

a divine mystery beyond all definition and rational understanding, 

the heart of all that has ever existed, that exists now, or that ever will exist.


We believe in Jesus, messenger of the Divine Word, 
bringer of healing, heart of Divine compassion, 
bright star in the firmament of the Holy One's prophets, mystics, and saints.


We believe that We are called to follow Jesus as a vehicle of divine love, 
a source of wisdom and truth, and an instrument of peace in the world.


We believe in the Spirit of the Holy One, the life that is our innermost life, 

the breath moving in our being, the depth living in each of us.


We believe that the Divine kin-dom is here and now, 
stretched out all around us for those with eyes to see it, 

hearts to receive it, and hands to make it happen.


Terri K: As we prepare for the sacred meal, Dennis will give voice to all the blessings,

cares, and concerns we bring to our tables. Dennis will end with:

O Holy One, you know our needs before we even speak. Yet, we must speak, if only to remind ourselves of our call to care for the least among us. With your grace, may we act justly and love tenderly in addressing the needs of our world, and may we walk humbly on the Earth all the days of our lives. Amen


Jim M: Let us pray the Eucharistic prayer together:  

God beyond our words, we gather to give thanks and open our awareness to 

the goodness of all creation. You invite us to co-create with you and we 

remember our responsibility to serve.


We open this circle to the memory of all of the joyful troubadours and faithful 

servants who have gone before us. Joined with them and all creation, we lift our voices and sing: Here in This Place by Christopher Grundy    


https://youtu.be/sgkWXOSGmO

HOLY ONE, may your presence here open our minds 

may your Spirit among us help us to find you are rising up now 

like a fountain of grace from the holy ground 

here in this place, here in this place. 


Holy, holy, holy God of love and majesty 

the whole universe speaks of your glory 

from the holy ground here in this place, here in this place.


Dotty S:   We thank you for Jesus, simple servant, lifting up the lowly, 

revealing you as God-With-Us, 

and revealing us as one with you and all of creation.

[extend hands in blessing]

We are ever aware of your Spirit in creation. Intensify your Spirit anew in these simple gifts of bread and wine and in us, that we might truly be the Christ presence in our world.


On the night before he faced betrayal and death, Jesus shared supper with the people closest to him. He reminded them of all that he taught them, and to fix that memory clearly, he bent down and washed their feet like the least household servant. 

[lifting bread]


Terri K: When he returned to his place at the table, Jesus took bread, gave thanks, and offered it to them saying: Take and eat, this is my very self. [pause] 


[lifting cup]


Then Jesus took the cup of the covenant, spoke the grace and offered it to them saying: Take and drink; whenever you remember me like this, I am among you. [pause]


Jim M: Let us eat and drink; mindful of our call to proclaim and live the gospel of peace and justice. Be nourished!


Communion Song Morning Prayer: I Will Surrender  by Karen Drucker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjamx4MtAYw&list=PLxpMz9ImDYa-5q7leDRCpkbebFTfBzxR3&index=7




I will surrender to my greatest highest good.
I will release any fear that blocks my way.
For every step I take is taken in pure faith,
And I am stronger every moment every day.


I will surrender to my greatest highest good.
I will release any fear that blocks my way.
For every step I take is taken in pure faith,
And I am grateful every moment every day.


I will surrender to my greatest highest good.
I will release any fear that blocks my way.
For every step I take is taken in pure faith,
And I am kinder every moment every day.


My mind is willing and my heart is open wide.
I trust my instincts and let Spirit be my guide.
I vow to live a life that's real and true and free,
As I continue walking in this mystery.


There may be walls there may be roadblocks in my way,
But I can choose to take a higher path each day.
And now I know that what I thought was safe and sound,
Was only habit and regret that held me down.


Katie N: Let us pray as Jesus taught us:

O Holy one who is within, around and among us.

We celebrate your many names.

Your wisdom come; your will be done,

unfolding from the depths within us.

Each day you give us all that we need.

You remind us of our limits and we let go.

You support us in our power, and we act with courage.

For you are the dwelling place within us, the empowerment around us,

and the celebration among us, now and forever, Amen.    

(Adapted by Miriam Therese Winter)


Dotty S: Recognizing our call, we are willing to do everything Jesus did.

By your own in-dwelling Spirit, may we re-create the living presence of a love that does justice, 

of a compassion that heals and liberates, 

of a joy that generates hope and a light that illumines people and confronts the darkness of every injustice and inequity.

All honor and glory are yours, O Holy One, forever and ever. Amen!


Terri K: Let us raise our hands and bless each other, as we pray:

May we continue to be the face of God to each other. 

May we call each other to extravagant generosity. 

May we walk with an awareness of our call as companions on the journey, knowing we are not alone. 

Like Jesus, may we be a shining light and a blessing in our time! AMEN.


Closing Song Make A Difference  by Denise Gagne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGjlkIkQiVs&list=RDfll8f0gUNNE&index=2  

-sung by the Red Deer Children's Choir (directed by Lisa Ward.)


We can make a difference in our world today

Together we can make our world a better place.

When we work together, so much can be done.

If all the children in the world would sing in unison.


We know what’s right, and we know what to do.

The future can be brighter. It’s up to me and you.


Take my hand and join me. Sing along with me.

When all the children join us there will be a change you’ll see.

Do you have the courage? Do you have the pride?

Do you have a vision of a world where all is right?


We know what’s right, and we know what to do.

The future can be brighter. It’s up to me and you.

We can make a difference in our world today

Together we can make our world a better place.

When we work together, so much can be done.

If all the children in the world would sing in unison.


We know what’s right, and we know what to do.

The future can be brighter. It’s up to me and you.