Category Archives: Solidarity

Welcome:  This is the second virtual annual Walk of the Cross at Justice At The Table.  Each day during Holy Week you will find the scriptures, reflections and prayers used in the Good Friday Walk of the Cross taking in Beaveton Oregon.  The Walk … Continue reading →

    Events over the past few days call all people to a commitment path of peace and not violence.   In 2007, I was over whelmed by the brutality taking place in Iraq.  There seemed to be no way out.   Prayer … Continue reading →

  My appolgies for a late post.  Still, we need to remember that each time we do not treat others with love and respect; we are not continuing the journey.  Instead we are acting as boulder in the middle of … Continue reading →

Call to Worship and Petitions: Pastor Kathy Boyes, First United Methodist Church Let us gather and proclaim the cross of Christ. The cross gathers us to follow Jesus into the city… WE TAKE UP OUR CROSS TO FOLLOW OUR LORD … Continue reading →

Station 3: Jesus Takes Up His Cross (Memorial Park) Theme: Jesus stands with all the veterans and victims of war Tema: Jesús está con todos los veteranos y las víctimas de la guerra Scripture: Matthew 5:43-45 “You have heard the … Continue reading →

Station 2: Jesus Falls for the First Time (Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ Peace Pole) Theme: Jesus stands for Peace and nonviolence Tema: Jesús está por la paz y no violencia Scripture: Luke 6: 27 “But I say to … Continue reading →

  We are passing out of what Catholics’ call ordinary time and into the Lenten season.  Jesus, the Prince of Peace, is showing us the way to peace by the life he lived.    Peace is more than mere words; it … Continue reading →

Of Prayer and Peace Ann’s Prayer This past Sunday, my wife Ann and I were driving to pick up one of life’s necessities – new bags for our vacuum cleaner.  Prayer is a necessity too.  It helps to clean our … Continue reading →

The journey continues as we celebrate the birth of a child Jesus in Bethlehem.  The Prince of Peace has come!  Let the world rejoice!  Peace on earth and blessings to all from God above! Merry Christmas!  ¡Feliz Navidad  Joyeux Noël … Continue reading →

Our world is in turmoil and longing for peace.  Peace that is experienced by all peoples and all of creation.    Inspired by Pope John XXIII’s 1963 encyclical Pacem en Terris (Peace on Earth), I wrote the following in 2005.   In … Continue reading →