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If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am for myself only, what am I? And if not now, when?鈥� These words of Hillel, the first-century Jewish sage and contemporary of Jesus, have a peculiarly modern ring. The third question has an urgency.

There is no need to know everything. Getting to know the Divine and my own spirit is also important. The work of a lifetime, in fact.

Does anyone else feel like their user鈥檚 manual for getting through life right now is short a few pages? Or chapters?

A car helped me give people rides, haul groceries and take donated clothing to Gospel Mission.

Quietly letting nature speak to us in its many different forms is a simple way to embrace the Heart of Christ.

I wonder if there are other ways of approaching our challenges and problems rather than dealing with them with so much anger,

Rather than being passive in the face of creeping fascism, let us turn the tide. Together we can make Victoria a safer place for racialized people including Indigenous neighbours, queer folks, disabled folks, women, and children.

These past months we have been hearing about 鈥榬eplacement theory鈥� in our newspapers, although probably even more frequently online in social media.

I commend to you as graduates to be part of communities of service. Because only together can we, will we, make the changes required for the healing and wholeness of this world.

Tomorrow, June 26th, is the Victoria PRIDE parade. I hope and pray it is full of joy in celebrating the great rainbow of people who are all beloved of God