With the violence and rioting associated with this Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of a black man and then the black man dying from other things there's a lot of stuff that I really want to pray for and I want to be reminded to pray about it. So many people are posting trash in trash talk and commentary in opinions about what's happening and why you shouldn't of done this and this is a crime and that's not in all the silliness that's just echoing and making the violence worse in the in the anger and the frustration bigger and worse and more complicated.
And I remembered that the candle is often a symbol for all focusing of prayer. Catholics light a candle for somebody as part of their prayer when they're at the Cathedral or Basilica or church. Many of the meditation things that I've read encourage the use of a single candle and focusing on the flame to help you focus your energy and thoughts. And I've used candles in the past to help me focus as I pray.
So last night I found a picture of a single candle flame on top of the wax candle with a dark background and posted it with no words on Facebook, Instagram, twitter, and anywhere else I could posted. I made it the background on my phone both for the lock screen and the home screen. And as I see the candle on praying for the people involved in the people that are doing all the foolish things and the people trying to bring down our country through this opportunity that's been presented to them. And I pray for me to not get worked up and upset about the whole thing, which would be very easy.
I hope that people see it and understand what I am trying to encourage without using any words. And I hope that they pray also.
