Muriel Lester, a great English peacemaker and friend of Gandhi, died Feb 11 1968: "We should stop praying the Lord's Prayer until we can see that 'Our Father' means that we are tied to the same living tether not only with our fellow countrymen but with everybody on the planet."
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She maintained her discipline of prayer in all the mundane tasks and encounters of daily life. In meeting newcomers she would ask, "I wonder what of God I am going to find in this person?" This turned each day into a "spiritual adventure."
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
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